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 gain trust back in a relationship after lying is discovered – six steps
There are two types of lies that cause trust issues in relationships: “Little” lies that happen often – “forgetting” to mention something, denial about putting the recycling in the wrong bin, saying that something’s been done when it hasn’t, lying about why …
Couples Counselling to Increase Connection in your Relationship
Do you feel closer to your children or work colleagues than you do to your partner? Does your spouse or partner feel like someone who just happens to live in the same home as you? How long has it been since you …
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. …
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 share mental load in a relationship
If it feels like you carry an unequal portion of the domestic duties and mental load around them, then you’re not alone. Inequality between genders was a key finding of the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey – 2019 – with …
How do I get my child to open up to me?
Raising resilient children who can tackle their own challenges is something we all strive for as parents. But how do we also ensure they seek our advice if they encounter a difficult problem or they feel anxious about something? Or, in their …
How to stop bickering with your partner
Bickering, niggling ongoing arguments between a couple can really drag a relationship down and lead to general unhappiness for everyone concerned – the couple and any children who are often witness to it. Bickering can also impact extended family and friends if …
Why do I get so defensive?
How to recognise and reverse the harmful effects of defensiveness in your communication. You might have read an article I wrote recently on how to help your partner when they are being defensive. Defensiveness is a human trait that shows up in …
Feeling last on your partner’s list? The most effective ways to prioritise love in your relationship.
The endless demands of modern life often pull us into spending more time than we want on unimportant things and leave us with little time for the things that matter most. These demands are often so convincing that we sometime forget …
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