If you decide to seek marriage/relationship counselling with us, you and your partner will usually meet with us on a weekly basis. While you will be both working on your relationship together, sometimes we find that meeting with couples separately might be the best way in helping couples to honestly deal with individual concerns and issues. It has inevitably taken you both a considerable amount of time for your relationship to be in the position that you are not happy with...so please keep in mind that for any genuine, long-term changes to take place, it will also take some time to develop and become autonomous in using your new strategies and changes.

Your counsellor will not make judgments on who is right or wrong, we do not advise clients what to do and we do not try to keep people to stay married or together, if that is not what both of you want. We work along with you to achieve what you both want for your relationship...our aim is to help you move forward in order to reach your goals. Personal accountability and responsibility is a big focus in Couples Counselling...looking for different ways of doing things & solutions that will work for you both. Like all of our counselling models, all we ask for is that you have the attitude to really want to change. We believe that this want to change is the absolute single, most foundational key to real changes, not only within ourselves, but in all of our relationships as well. There really is a huge difference to thinking that we want to or "should" change - versus really feeling we want and need to make change!

Being in a committed, loving, and intimate relationship is the most important of all human interactions. When this relationship is good and growing, it provides one of life's greatest satisfactions. When it is poor or even static and routine, it can be a source of great frustration and misery. Seeking counselling for your relationship is vital if it is not all that it can be, or if you feel that you are both 'stuck' or in a 'downward spiral'. 

Unfortunately, many couples are often reluctant to seek marriage/relationship counselling. For some this is embarrassing and may be seen as an admission of failure. However, the truth is, going to marriage/relationship counselling is a sign of commitment and strength! Usually the counselling process is most effective when it is sought early, not after the problems have grown progressively worse.

Our clients regularly tell us that they wish they had of known earlier how effective and how good marriage counselling is - they often say: "we would have come along much sooner!"

Research over the last several years has shown consistently that more people seek counselling for marriage/relationship problems than for any other single issue...

Don't wait until it is too late - seek couples counselling NOW! It may be the best thing that you can do for your relationship, your personal happiness, and your satisfaction. Why not come along and give it a go - it may be very different to what you expect!

 If you both decide to work on your relationship, you will learn more effective and assertive communication skills, conflict resolution and new relationship skills that are designed specifically for your unique relationship.

When you are willing to work together on your relationship, it can be as good as you both want it to be.

Many couples ask us: "how long will we need to be in Relationship Counselling for?"
The amount of time needed in Relationship Counselling will vary from couple to couple.
It will depend on many factors including the amount of commitment given by both parties, the willingness to try new behaviour/thinking styles, apply new strategies and of course, the issues involved.

There is no obligations, however, on an average, couples might consider to initially commit to around 8 - 12 sessions (8 - 12 weeks), with the view to assess their needs and goal attainment at around that time.

We will always offer you the very best assistance that we are able to and this could also include offering you a referral to another professional or specialist if that is what is deemed the best course for you personally - your best interests are our main concern.