Online Marriage and Couples Counselling for Alberta
Your space, your time, real connection. Online couples counselling for Alberta couples who are ready for real change.
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Fast, focused relational counselling for Alberta couples. Practical tools, emotional repair, and real relational work that helps you reconnect.
Whether you’re in crisis, feeling disconnected, or simply want to strengthen your relationship, these services are designed to help you move forward with real tools, clear structure, and accountability-based coaching.
At RLT Marriage Counselling, this isn’t talk therapy that circles the same story for years. It’s fast, deep, relational work grounded in Relational Life Therapy (RLT). We get underneath the surface fights and work on the patterns that keep pulling you apart.
All services are offered
online, with flexible day, evening, and weekend sessions. Whether you’re in Red Deer or anywhere across Alberta, we can get to work from the privacy of your home.
How Online Couples Counselling Works
No matter which service title first caught your eye – marriage counselling, couples therapy, blended family work, or Relationship 911 – the way we work together follows the same focused format.
Sessions are 2 hours, online, and grounded in Relational Life Therapy (RLT).
That longer block of time lets us move past surface updates and into the real patterns that keep pulling you apart. We name what is happening between you, bring accountability on both sides, and start building new ways of relating in real time.
We meet by secure Zoom, so you can join from home, from work, or from separate locations if that feels safer. I work with couples across Alberta, with flexible day, evening, and weekend times to fit shift work, parenting, and real life.
Most couples come in with some version of the same core concerns:
- We cannot talk without it turning into a fight
- We feel more like roommates than partners
- We are stuck after a betrayal or broken trust
- We are overwhelmed by stepfamily or blended family stress
- We are not sure whether to stay or go
The specifics are different for every couple. The work is the same: fast, honest, relational counselling that helps you see the cycle you are in and gives you tools to repair it.
Not sure which service fits your situation? Start with a free intro session - here's how I assess what you need before we decide together.
What does this cost?
Sessions are 2 hours at $400 per appointment ($200 per hour). You can see a full breakdown of options on the Cost Comparison page.
Before cost even becomes a factor, the free intro session is where we assess fit - no commitment required.
Explore Services That Help You Rebuild, Repair, and Reconnect.
One Core Service, Many Ways In
Every service below is a different doorway into the same core work: online couples and marriage counselling using Relational Life Therapy.
You might be here because of communication issues, betrayal, blended family tension, burnout, or a big decision about whether to stay together. Choose the description that fits where you are right now. When we meet, we will still be doing
Virtual Counselling Sessions
Online sessions with no commute, no waitlists, and no judgment.
Meet from home, work, or separate locations, wherever you feel most comfortable. Sessions are held by secure Zoom and tailored to your relationship, not a one‑size‑fits‑all script.
Learn more about Virtual Counselling Sessions
Marriage Counselling
For couples ready to repair, reconnect, or rebuild.
If you’re feeling stuck, shut down, or drifting apart, marriage counselling helps you get under the surface and start rebuilding trust. We focus on clear communication, real repair, and practical agreements you both can keep.
Learn more about Marriage Counselling
Couples Counselling
Deep relational work that’s fast, honest, and built for real results.
Couples counselling is for any stage of partnership: dating, long‑term, remarried, or not sure where you stand. We work with what’s real between you, break old reactive patterns, and help you move forward with clarity and connection.
Learn more about Couples Counselling
Relationship 911 – Couple Intensive
When the relationship is on the line, time matters.
The Relationship 911 Couple Intensive is a focused block of time designed for couples in crisis: infidelity, separation threats, or high‑conflict patterns that feel unmanageable. We move from chaos to clarity so you can see your options before making life‑changing decisions.
Learn more about Relationship 911
Premarital Road Map
This isn’t your average premarital checklist. It’s a relational deep dive.
Whether it’s your first marriage or your third, Premarital Road Map helps you talk about the things that really matter: communication, conflict repair, money, parenting, extended family, and blended family realities. You don’t just need a plan for the wedding. You need a roadmap for the relationship that follows.
Learn more about Premarital Road Map
Conscious Uncoupling
If the relationship is ending, do it with care.
Conscious Uncoupling support helps you separate with honesty and respect, rather than more damage. We work to reduce conflict, protect children and key relationships, and help you both find a sense of clarity and closure.
Learn more about Conscious Uncoupling
Stepfamily Therapy
Blending isn’t always the right word—especially when only one of you has kids.
Stepfamilies carry unique emotional landmines: loyalty binds, outsider tension, and role confusion. With over 45 years of lived and professional stepfamily experience, I help you lead with clarity, rebuild connection, and avoid common mistakes that tear families apart.
Learn more about Stepfamily Therapy
Blended Family Counselling
Two sets of kids. Two parenting systems. One very full house.
Blended Family Counselling is for couples where both partners bring children into a new household. Together we navigate scheduling chaos, clashing values, and step‑sibling stress while building a unified couple foundation and a family culture your kids can grow in.
Learn more about Blended Family Counselling
RLT for Singles
You don’t have to be in a relationship to start doing the work.
RLT for Singles is for anyone who wants to break old patterns and prepare for real, lasting love. We look at past relationships, attachment patterns, and the ways you show up when things get hard, so you can start building healthier connections long before you meet someone new.
Where I Work With Couples
I am based in Red Deer and work online with couples across Alberta. If you can get online, we can work together.
Many couples find me while searching for:
- Marriage counselling in Red Deer
- Couples counselling in Lacombe, Sylvan Lake, or Blackfalds
- Online couples therapy from rural communities across Central Alberta
You can explore how I support couples in specific communities here:
Page last updated February 11, 2025.
Questions? Contact Rick Martin at
rick@humanphysics.ca
or call/text+1 403 483 2530
"If you’re ready to take the next step toward rebuilding trust, reconnecting emotionally, or learning the relational skills no one taught you, I’m ready to help."
