Relationship Counselling

Healthy relationships improve all aspects of our lives and strengthen our health and wellbeing, connections with others, capacity to engage in authentic and heartfelt living, and resilience. When relationships aren’t working or they have become unhealthy, it has detrimental impacts on our health and wellbeing, and we begin to disconnect. We experience more anxiety and stress, and are more susceptible to illnesses. Strong, healthy relationships do not just happen by chance.

Whether you are new to a relationship, thinking about marriage, been together for many years, impacted by infidelity or trauma, considering divorce, or just want to improve the connection with your significant other I can support you on your journey.

Together we can safely:

• Explore strengths and problems
• Build skills to strengthen your relationship and connection
• Repair and rejuvenate your relationship
• Ensure you create a safe and secure functioning relationship

As renowned relationship specialist Dr John Gottman says, couples generally fall into two broad categories – masters of relationships and disasters of relationships. Which one would you prefer?

I can help you become a master of relationships and strengthen and enhance your relationship and connection with your partner through using evidence-based approaches from the work of world renowned couples therapists and researchers, including Drs John and Julie Gottman, Dr Sue Johnson, Dr David Schnark, and Stan Tatkin.

I work with all couples. I understand and am sensitive to the similarities and differences of heterosexual and same-sex relationships.

What to expect:

In order to help you repair, strengthen, and rejuvenate your relationship I will need to meet with you both to talk about your relationship, how it began and how it has developed over time. We will also explore the reasons why you have come to couples counselling now and your goals. I will then ask each of you to complete a thorough assessment, which will ask you specific questions about your relationship. This will help us in ensuring the work we do together will be on target and meaningful.

Throughout the year I may also offer couples workshops to enhance and strengthen their relationship and connection – Bringing Baby Home, and The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.