When me and my wife started our first session with Haleh, we had been living separate for almost 10 months. My wife had already signed divorce papers without my knowledge. Our relationship was on the brink of destruction. There were several breaches of trust and a lot of pain. There also didn’t seem to be much encouragement from our advisors to fix the marriage. Furthermore, there were also issues between us related to personality differences and not being able to discuss conflict and resolve it in a healthy way. We didn’t understand one another’s needs either. We had a daughter we both loved, but were struggling to come to terms with how our lives changed due to having a child right after marriage through an unplanned pregnancy. That’s not all. I was also fighting against an addiction. There was barely any hope, and my wife had agreed to do couples counseling as a last step before divorce. From the beginning Haleh made an attempt to understand both of us as individuals and then our relationship together. We found her encouraging us in rekindling our friendship first, and then approach the issues from a more balanced perspective. I had a limited time off from work where I traveled to be in the same place as my wife and Haleh helped us maximize that time to help repair our marriage. From conflict resolution, to rebuilding trust, to applying the teachings of forgiveness in Islam, Haleh helped us overcome our challenges! At the end, with Haleh’s help, my wife returned home, and we have been able to rebuild our relationship, experiencing closeness, vulnerability, honesty, love and friendship more than ever before. I truly believe, given the right intentions and the willingness to put in the hard work, couples can rebuild their relationships into beautiful, flourishing ones. We are truly grateful Haleh, may GOD bless you in this world and the next. Ameen =)