Each person speaks
Both partners have time to explain their experience and what they hope may change.
Space for the relationship
Couples counselling for adults
Time to slow things down, hear one another more clearly and understand what has been happening between you.
When it has become difficult to find your way through together
Couples counselling, sometimes called relationship counselling, offers a confidential space for you and your partner to talk about what is happening in your relationship.
You may be finding it difficult to communicate, feeling distant from one another, struggling with conflict or trust, or dealing with the impact of change and life pressures on your relationship.
Counselling can give you space to explore
- Communication that breaks down
- Recurring arguments or disconnection
- Trust, hurt or unresolved experiences
- Changes in intimacy or closeness
- Family and parenting pressures
- Separation or decisions about the future
Understanding before deciding
The aim is not to decide who is right or wrong. Counselling offers time to better understand each other’s experience, recognise patterns within the relationship and consider what may help you move forward.
Moving forward may mean rebuilding the relationship, relating differently or thinking carefully about what each of you needs next. The space belongs to both partners.
Your time together
Making room for both of you
You do not need to agree on every detail before attending. It is enough that you are both willing to take part in the conversation.
We understand the pattern
Together, you begin to notice what happens between you and what may sit beneath it.
You consider the next step
You can decide whether continuing with couples counselling feels right for you both.
Begin the conversation together
You are welcome to ask a question or arrange a 50- or 90-minute couples session with Shelley.