10 Ways to help you stay connected with your partner during lockdown
The lockdown in Sydney has been challenging for all of us, but especially for couples who are working and have children and teenagers in the home. I am hearing this in my couple and family counselling work, and also living it! Parents have …
How to separate during the coronavirus (and manage the impacts on your children).
As the weeks go on, the stress of COVID-19 is increasing for many of us. It’s really showing up cracks in relationships. So much so, there is an increase in the number of people contacting me to help them separate. Coronavirus means …
The benefits of marriage counselling by Telehealth
How do we maintain our mental health and continue to work on our relationships in the time of COVID-19 and social distancing? Most mental health practitioners are now conducting sessions via teleconferencing, using either Telehealth or videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom. As …
How to survive your relationship during COVID-19
Many couples and families are working-from-home and home-schooling in the same house because of coronavirus. These are important measures that will help contain the COVID-19 pandemic, but I am seeing an increase in anxiety from people who have to self- isolate or …
How to manage your anxiety with the coronavirus – COVID-19 situation
All week in therapy sessions, I have witnessed stress, fear and anxiety brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of my clients have begun their session with, “I’m not doing very well”. At this time it is normal to feel anxious and …
Couples Counselling and Family Counselling and Coronavirus
Many people (including myself) are understandably concerned about COVID-19 and how this will impact our ability to move around in the community. At the Sydney Couple and Family Specialists we have put several measures in place to ensure that individuals, couples and …