MaplewoodCounselling & Coaching
Two partners sitting at opposite ends of a couch, turned away from each other.
Free 15-minute session

Relationship counselling when ADHD gets between you and your partner.

For partners stuck in the reminding, forgetting and withdrawing cycle. Online or in Langley.

Book your free 15-minute session

Takes about a minute. We’ll contact you to set up a time that works.

We use your details only to contact you about counselling at Maplewood. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 9-8-8 or call 911.

  • Both of you get heard. Not about who's at fault. About the loop the two of you keep landing in.
  • ADHD-informed. We help you tell apart what's executive function and what's the relationship.
  • Free 15 minutes, no obligation. Meet a counsellor, ask questions, decide afterwards.
Who this is for
  • Couples
  • One partner with ADHD
  • Both partners
  • Diagnosed or suspected
  • Married, common-law & dating
  • One partner alone
What we help with

The ADHD pattern, not the last argument.

Two places couples usually start, using ADHD-informed work alongside attachment-based approaches, EFT, ACT and narrative therapy.

The cycle

Reminding, then withdrawing

One of you chases, reminds and organises. The other hears criticism and pulls further away. We work on the loop, not the last argument.

  • Feeling more like a parent than a partner
  • Rejection sensitivity turning feedback into a fight
  • Forgotten plans, unfinished jobs, promises that slip
  • Time blindness and lateness that lands as “you don’t care”
The load

A mental load that isn’t shared

When one person holds the planning, the appointments and the follow-through, resentment builds quietly on one side and shame on the other.

  • Splitting chores and admin in a way that actually sticks
  • Burnout and resentment in the organising partner
  • Shame, defensiveness and apologising on repeat
  • Rebuilding closeness, intimacy and fun
How it works

Two steps to get started.

  1. Send the form

    Your name, email and phone is all we need. No forms to print, nothing to pay.

    About 1 minute
  2. Your free 15-minute session

    Meet a counsellor online or by phone — either of you can be the one to book. Ask anything, and decide afterwards whether to carry on. No obligation.

    Free · about 15 minutes
Who you'll talk to

Counsellors who work with relationships.

Real backgrounds, real specialization. You choose who you see.

Michael Parker

Michael Parker

RCC · M.A. Counselling

Works with individuals, couples and families on connection, healing and growth. Nearly 20 years in social and emotional learning, integrating attachment theory, ACT, existential and narrative therapy in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive space.

Couples · connection · conflict
David Lige

David Lige

RCC #10977 · Founder

Nearly 20 years in counselling psychology, with family and couples therapy alongside EMDR and CBT. Helps clients see how emotions, experiences and environments shape the patterns that play out at home.

Couples & family therapy · men’s issues
Dorothy Goodall

Dorothy Goodall

RCC · M.A. Counselling Psychology

Holistic approach grounded in attachment theory, family systems, neuroscience and somatic work. Views wellness as physical, mental, emotional, relational and spiritual, and helps partners reconnect with themselves and each other.

Attachment · family systems · somatic work
Richelle Washington

Richelle Washington

RCC #25065

Helps people step back from the habits and relationship patterns that are no longer working, with empathy, curiosity and practicality. Currently completing comprehensive EMDR training, alongside CBT and solution-focused approaches.

Patterns & habits · individual relationship work
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