Couple HOPES is for couples where at least one partner has significant PTSD symptoms. Your relationship does NOT have to be in distress to do the program.

Couple HOPES is based on a couple therapy for PTSD that has been shown to improve PTSD, intimate relationships, and both partners’ well-being in research. It consists of seven online, interactive modules that give you and your partner concrete skills to help both PTSD and your relationship.

Couple HOPES was developed by experts in PTSD and relationship therapies from the IMPACT Lab at Ryerson University and the TULiP Lab at York University. Both labs are committed to developing clinically relevant, original research aimed at decreasing individual PTSD symptoms, as well as improving relationships.

Couple HOPES is being tested in a research program to prove that it works. We're currently recruiting couples for a study where at least one partner is a Canadian military member, veteran, first responder or a Canadian or American healthcare worker.

If you're in this group, and interested in taking part in this study, please click here, and complete the form on the next page