Marriage and Couples Counselling Sydney
Welcome to our Relationship Counselling section. We offer
professional help to quickly resolve relationship related issues and to
move your life forward. We provide assistance to people who are
currently in a relationship and experience difficulties, or singles
whose concerns are associated with
relationships.
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Our Approach to Couples Counselling
We use simple, "no nonsense"
techniques that will work for you. In fact, couples attending our
counselling sessions often report an improvement in their relationship
after two or three meetings. The reason for this is quite
simple. From the time we meet you, we will focus on key areas that
are proven to move couples forward. We will work
on:
1) finding shared values,
2) building practical
skills, and
3) changing behaviour patterns that are damaging to your
relationship.
We believe that accurate knowledge of
what leads to relationship difficulties, combined with
specific skills of how to address these problems and mutual
willingness towards sharing is the only way to
success.
As a golden standard in treatment, we use the
"couples systems approach" to find out the root cause of distress
and to work out the solutions. Apart from working on problem
areas, we also provide practical advice on how to maintain a happy
and mutually satisfying relationship.
We provide help for
the following relationship or marriage
difficulties:
Ongoing Conflict and
Arguments
Sexual Difficulties or
Dissatisfaction
Communication
Problems
Loss of Mutual Respect and
Love
Emotional
Dependency
Breakdown in the Relationship
and Infidelity
Recovery After a
Separation
Ten Tips for Maintaining a Healthy
Relationship
Maintaining a
functioning relationship is not easy and it requires ongoing hard work.
While some coples are indeed more compatible than others, two people
will always have their differences and will always require mutual
dedication to operate together. Below are some tips that couples
should implement in order to maintain a
good relationship:
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Be compassionate. Find out why your partner is
behaving in a certain way, try to understand how he/she
thinks.
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Try to work towards positive experiences
together. Make sure that your positive experiences outweigh the
negative experiences.
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Find activities that you both enjoy and plan time
together doing these activities. This should be regular and
planned. Planning enjoyable activities together will bring you
closer to your partner.
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Be supportive towards your partner. This should
include work, friendships, family relationships and leisure
activities.
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At times of conflict and heightened emotions
use the "time out" strategy to calm down and to reorganise
your thoughts. Make sure that you both come back a short time
later to deal with the topic.
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When you make a mistake make sure that you both
work on repairing the damage.
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Accept your partner's values, even if these
values are contrary to yours. Be prepared that your partner's
values will challenge you, just like your values will challenge
your partner.
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Form a "team" with your partner. Discuss your
concerns and thoughts and invite your partner into your
decision making process.
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Work towards a "me time". This is when you
spend time away from your partner doing something you
enjoy. Expect and encourage your partner to do the same. If
you have shared responsibilities, such as children or a business,
be prepared to take on the burden while your partner is away
enjoying his/her "me time".
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Maintain a sense of humour. Make sure that
you have fun in your
relationship.
CALL TO DISCUSS YOUR CONCERN: (02) 8068 8661 |
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