Meaningful Couples Counselling Melbourne: Strengthen Your Relationship With Trusted Support
Experienced Couples Counselling Melbourne: Engage with trusted psychologists and counsellors.
Couples Counselling in Melbourne:
What is Relationship Counselling?
Are you looking to repair and bring hope to your relationship? Our Melbourne-based Psychologists can help.
At Solace Psychology, we offer support for individuals navigating relational difficulties and dysfunctional patterns in relationships and for couples wanting to understand and get ahead of dysfunctional patterns, work through current struggles and receive support in navigating the ending of a relationship.
Numerous factors can disrupt or negatively impact relationships. Financial challenges, pregnancy and newborn adjustment, workplace stressors and infidelity are just some of these factors.
These stressors can manifest into difficult emotions that cause distress and possible conflict between you and your partner. These issues can be worked through with the help of our psychologists.
Relationship therapy, often called couples counselling, is where a trained professional facilitates discussions about the difficulties in a relationship to foster understanding, strengthen emotional bonding and develop more effective behavioural patterns.
Couples therapy can help individuals and couples develop essential skills, like active listening and validating, providing foundational skills to work through relationship difficulties and improve their communication and overall satisfaction.
At Solace Psychology, our psychologists and relationship counsellors provide a safe and supportive environment for couples to explore their relationship challenges and work towards a deeper understanding and stronger bond.
Benefits of Couples Therapy
Relationship counselling and couples therapy can help couples address various issues, including miscommunication, intimacy issues, differing beliefs/values, and opposing conflict styles.
Our approach, informed by the Gottman Therapy approach, uses evidence-based skills and methods to improve communication skills and dynamics between a couple. We aim to create a more fulfilling and satisfying relationship between you and your partner and build on your relationship strengths.
Couples counselling at Solace Psychology provides a safe space for couples to discuss and work through life transitions, big decisions, and specific circumstances. These could be:
Having children and parenting
Infidelity
Aging parents
Marriage
Moving house
It can also help couples build stronger and resilient relationships, allowing you and your partner to be better equipped when handling future challenges.
Overcoming Common Challenges
While the lived experience in every relationship is different, there are some common challenges that many couples experience. We can work through these together.
Communication Issues
One of the most common issues couples face is communication problems, which can lead to resentment, disconnection and frustration.
The misunderstandings and lack of clarity can escalate tensions. Often needs are hidden under defensive fight styles and remain unseen and unmet.
Couples therapy can help couples work through the factors that underlie communication issues such as; poor listening, unhelpful assumptions and expectations, avoidance styles, emotional triggers and non-verbal cues.
The emphasis is on increasing openness and a willingness to understand each other’s perspective and developing the skill of active listening.
Intimacy Issues
Another common challenge clients experience is intimacy issues, which can be exacerbated by sexual discrepancies in desire or preferences, trust issues, difficulty communicating needs and desires, life stressors, routine and complacency etc.
Many couples can feel isolated when experiencing these issues, but they are much more common than you may believe. Discussing them in a non-judgemental and comfortable space can be the pivotal step to enhance connection.
Relationship Stress
Couples may also struggle with relationship stress. This stress could stem from outside factors such as financial status, family and friends, or employment status.
It could also stem from issues within the relationship such as marriage or having children. This stress can be managed through stress-reducing techniques and strategies you can complete together.
Relationship Therapy: Choosing the Right Counsellor
When choosing a relationship counsellor, look for someone with experience working with couples and a good understanding of relationship dynamics.
A good relationship counsellor should be able to provide a safe and non-judgmental space for both partners to express themselves. They should also be able to help couples identify and work through underlying issues, such as self-esteem and trust.
You should ensure both parties feel comfortable with their chosen therapist to achieve the best outcome from relationship counselling.
It’s important that you feel heard and supported in your therapeutic relationship. Solace Psychology offers a non-judgemental space to make you feel welcomed, comfortable, and understood.
We also offer a flexible appointment schedule, with practices in two convenient Melbourne locations, Carlton North and Coburg.
What to Expect from Relationship Counselling at Solace Psychology
Relationship and marriage counselling centres around you, your partner, and your goals in therapy. We personalise our approach to suit you, to foster impactful and positive life changes rather than a quick resolution.
The first session typically begins with a 60-90 min initial assessment, where the therapist will meet with both partners to discuss and gather information about their relationship challenges and goals. A questionnaire and 60-minute individual sessions will follow.
Your therapist will then work with you and your partner as a couple to develop a personalised plan that addresses your specific relationship issues post the assessment stage.
We will work to alleviate relationship stress and promote healthy and honest communication. By learning to communicate effectively with your couples therapist, you and your partner can better manage any specific issues that occur in the future.
Your therapist may also provide resources to help couples practice new skills and strategies outside your sessions. We can also assist with other mental health challenges you may be experiencing such as depression.
While every therapy plan differs from couple to couple, you can consistently expect sincere understanding in a safe and welcoming space for you and your partner. We are an experienced and trusted team offering support with your best interest at the forefront, always.
Meet Our Team
Our warm and welcoming team of psychologists and counsellors offer diverse expertise to suit your needs and support you and your partner on your journey.
We aim to promote a more purposeful, communicative and fulfilling relationship.
We encourage clients to view our psychologists’ page before the first appointment. This way, you can gauge who you might be best suited to support you in your therapy journey.
Suppose you’re unsure who might be right for you and your partner, no problem! You can reach out to our friendly Client Support Team, they can help organise your first appointment.
Taking the First Step
Starting couples therapy can feel daunting, but it’s often the most significant step towards a better relationship for you and your partner. By taking that initial step to begin couples counselling, you can forge a path to achieve conflict resolution for a happier future.
If you’re looking for assistance with other aspects of your mental well-being such as anxiety, we have an experienced team who can help.
To begin your journey with us (which you’ve technically already started by landing here), fill out our contact form or call our friendly Client Support team to organise your first appointment.
Start Your Relationship Therapy Journey
Effective couples counselling can be a powerful tool for strengthening relationships and improving satisfaction.
By working with an experienced therapist and being committed to the process, you can work through your issues together to build a stronger, more resilient relationship.
At Solace Psychology, we also offer individual therapy services to support your well-being in a safe, nurturing environment at our private practice.
Seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. Engaging in purposeful couples counselling can lead towards a happier and healthier relationship.
We are always client-first in our approach to ensure you and your partner both feel understood and supported throughout your experience with us.
If you’d like to enhance your connection and relationship satisfaction with genuine and experienced couples counselling in Melbourne, contact Solace Psychology today.
Contact Us
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info@solacepsychology.com
- Address
625 Nicholson Street, Carlton North, VIC 3054
16 Harding Street, Coburg, VIC 3058
- Hours
Mon – Fri: 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Sat: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Client Support Team is available
Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 5:00 pm