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 …
Couples Counselling in Sydney CBD – what to expect in your first session
Are you considering booking in a couples counselling session in Sydney CBD but don’t know how to choose the right relationship therapist or what to expect in your first session? At the Sydney Couple and Family Specialists we understand that going to …
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 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 …
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 …
A cautionary tale about choosing the right couples counsellor
The skills required by a couples counsellor to work with a relationship and two people in the room are very different to the skills required to work with an individual. Many counsellors I train quickly find this out and can be quite …
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 can couples counselling help your relationship survive an affair?
The couples who approach me for help when an affair has occurred tend to be the ones who have children together. I think this is because the decision to terminate a relationship when there are children involved is just not that simple. …
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