Are extended family or in-laws causing problems within your relationship?
As a Family Counsellor I see this a lot in my couples work as well as in family counselling. Here are a few of the most common complaints I hear: My partner doesn’t like my family or parents and doesn’t …
Help to manage family stress when a child has ADHD
By the time a Family Counsellor like me sees parents of a child with ADHD, they are urgently in need of a safe space to work through the experience of parenting a child who has extra challenges. Some of you may know …
My partner refuses to talk to me
In marriage counselling and relationship counselling, I often hear one partner raise a concern regarding their partner’s refusal to communicate with them over differences or issues within the relationship. This may also relate to wider discussions like work issues, social concerns, friendship …
Is lack of time stressing your relationship?
In the Eastern Suburbs where I work I see a lot of couples who come in and talk about the stress they are under as a couple and the lack of time they have for each other due to – well …
Do holidays mean divorce to you?
January is often referred to by psychologists as “divorce month”. Why? Because this is the month that many couples struggle with the reality of their relationship. External stresses like financial struggle following Christmas don’t help. And many couples are spending a lot …
How to get your partner to come to Couples Counselling
Do you think that there is a problem in your marriage or relationship? Have you been thinking it would be a good idea for your partner and yourself to attend marriage counselling or couple counselling? Have you tried to broach this with …
Going to Relationship Counselling alone
Do you know there are issues, but you think your partner is ignoring them? Is it the same old problems that arise, without ever being resolved or you feel disconnected from your partner and you are wondering where this relationship is going? …
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