Are you feeling angry and frustrated with your partner?
Couples often come for marriage counselling saying that they’re angry and frustrated with their partner. This can quickly lead to resentment and the relationship can be in trouble. What I see in couples counselling is that commonly the anger and frustration …
Are you receiving the silent treatment? Stonewalling in relationships
Whenever you raise a problem in the relationship, your partner shuts down, gives you the silent treatment and won’t talk about it. Or the second that conflict arises, they check out. It is a dangerous scenario in a relationship when your partner …
My partner is constantly criticising me. What do I do?
If you are being regularly criticised in your relationship you might be feeling hurt, demoralised and downtrodden. In fact, it is very likely you’ve distanced yourself from your partner by stonewalling, or being less loving towards them in order to help …
You want a baby, but your partner doesn’t…
If life was well planned, you and your partner would be on the same page in terms of whether you will have children or not, how many you will have and exactly when. But life isn’t. We don’t plan who we are …
How to prioritise your relationship
When I am in relationship counselling with a couple and one or both partners say they feel they’re last on their partner’s list, I know it’s time to talk about priorities. Sometimes there is emotional hurt involved and reasons the couple …
60 seconds to transform your evening AND your relationship
After a day apart, the first 60 seconds you spend with someone you know is in many ways the most important moments for the life and vitality of the relationship. This can transform your evening and your relationship. In these fleeting …
The Damaging Effects of Stress on Your Relationship – 11 Antidotes
Stress is one of the most common ingredients in a relationship when couples come to see me for couples counselling. If you missed the article I wrote on recognising stress in your relationship and the damage it can do, you can …
Stress Damaging Your Relationship? – 10 Signs this is Happening
Despite the multitude of reasons a couple might come to see me for relationship counselling, a common trend is that one or both of the partners are feeling stressed. Indeed, 75% of Australians consider themselves to be relatively stressed[1]. Being located in …
How do I get over an affair?
In marriage counselling, it is common for a couple to present with issues around infidelity. …
How can we stay connected after children come along?
They walk in the door. He is red faced. She is anxious. …
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