COUPLES COUNSELLING
Building Trust and Making Your Relationships Last
Even the strongest relationships go through rough patches where couples feel lonely, disconnected and stuck.
I believe that once couples recognize their negative relationship patterns, they can begin to change how they communicate with each other. The first step is for couples to acknowledge that there is some sort of disconnect, miscommunication or issue between the two of them. That first step is so important because that’s when you can start to make a change.
Couples yearn for a sense of belongingness and security. A relationship built on trust can be achieved where each person feels that they have been heard and understood. The path to change may be long and sometimes a little painful but through couples therapy, communication can improve, trust can be rebuilt and the bond between a couple can be strengthened.
Here are some common warning signs that your relationship might be in trouble:
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Communication problems that include lack of progress, shutting down, or increased hostility
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Fighting about the same things over and over but nothing ever getting resolved
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Worrying that your future dreams, goals, and aspirations are not aligned
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Betrayal, infidelity, or trust issues
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Lack of love, passion, intimacy, affection and romance
I provide compassionate and individualised couples and marriage counselling for those looking to mend, heal, and overcome past resentments and disappointments that have built up over time. Together, we will identify your current relationship struggles and find better ways of responding to one another for a more satisfying relationship.
The number of sessions and their frequency will be discussed and reviewed periodically. However, with couples counselling, initial assessment normally takes the following timeline:
Session 1: Couples joint session (90 minutes)
Session 2: Individual A session (60 minutes)
Session 3: Individual B session (60 minutes)
Session 4: Couples feedback session (60 minutes)
Sessions 2 and 3 can take place in the same day or week so that we can save time. You will see that the assessment portion will take some time and energy but we have found that this is a really important part of our couples therapy and it really pays off to spend this time to identify the issues rather than diving straight in.