Does Couple Therapy work if my partner is a Narcissist?
First, I just want to say I am not here to diagnose Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). I hear the term “narcissist” thrown around rather a lot in my couple and family therapy work. I can’t tell you the number of times I …
Why some couples fight over and over?
I have had a few young couples in couples therapy lately. Aged in their 30’s. No children yet. Their issue? Constant conflict. Sniping and niggling. Arguments that are often the same arguments over the same issues. “It feels like we’re fighting over …
Why some couples struggle to recover from an affair
In Couples Counselling Sydney CBD we see a lot of couples grappling with the aftershocks of affair discovery, or infidelity of some other type. It may be that one partner has admitted to a full-blown affair. Other times, one partner has been …
How do you stay connected as a couple after your baby arrives?
In this blog I am showcasing one particular practitioner at the Sydney Couple and Family Specialists. Denny Maclaine. Denny has over 25 years helping couples manage the change in life and relationships that occur when a baby arrives. She has supported couples …
How to know when a marriage is really over
In nearly 30 years as a couple’s therapist, I have never seen it quite like this. A surprising number of people are coming to me for separation counselling because they are at the point of breaking up or actively seeking help to …
10 ways to immediately reduce conflict in your relationship
If conflict is a chronic problem in one of your significant relationships (such as with your partner, your child, or your sibling), my advice is to seek couples counselling or family counselling as there are likely some underlying resentments that need attention. …
Q. What causes high conflict in a relationship? A. It’s mostly about differences in values.
There are many different reasons high conflict can be present in a relationship. The one I want to discuss here today is very common with couples who come to Sydney Couple and Family Specialists looking for marriage or couples counselling. It’s a …
Relationship trauma counseling
Many couples come to see us for things like communication issues or feeling disconnected. However, we have a lot of couples who seek couples therapy because there has been a trauma in their relationship history. What constitutes trauma in a couple’s relationship? …
Not on the same page with parenting? Here’s how Couples Counselling can help.
A large number of the couples who come to us for couples counselling are parents who have different – and sometimes conflicting – approaches to parenting their children. It’s not surprising really. Being on the same parenting page can be challenging for …
How to improve intimacy in your relationship
Couples I see in couples counselling often state “improving intimacy” as a goal for their work with me. There are different types of intimacy and it’s not all just about sex and touching. Intimacy is also about communication and time together. There …