Carl Malmsten

Authentic connection between partners sits at the centre of Carl Malmsten’s work. As a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Carl brings a grounded, evidence-informed approach to couples and families who are struggling to feel close, understood, or on the same team — whether they are navigating everyday friction or facing something that has shaken the relationship’s foundation.

Carl works with couples and families dealing with conflict, communication breakdowns, infidelity, separation, blended family dynamics, and the particular strain that extended work rotations put on a household. He draws from a range of well-established frameworks — including Emotionally Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, Process Focused Couples Therapy, Family Systems, and Attachment Theory — to help partners understand the negative cycles they keep falling into and find a way out of them. That tension often bleeds into daily life in small, telling ways: the argument that flares after a long day of unanswered texts, or the disconnection that grows when two people are physically together but each absorbed in a separate screen.

Beyond couples work, Carl also supports individuals, children, teenagers, and families across a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and life transitions. Online sessions are available.