Relationships & Couples Counselling

Healthy relationships form a vital domain to our emotional well-being.  As we are human, it is inevitable that we may encounter problems in relationships.  It is important to note that, unlike individual therapy where the client is the individual, the “client” in couples therapy is the relationship dynamics.

 In a couple’s therapy session, a safe and confidential space is provided for the couple to better speak about and reflect on their feelings, needs, challenges, and resources.  This process is made easier by a compassionate and non-judgemental facilitator – the therapist.

 Therapist aims to find a way for the couples to work together and achieve their goals, which lead to improvement in the quality and fulfilment of their relationships.

 

The issues that relationship and couples counselling can address include, but not limited to:

  • Communication problems

  • Conflict management

  • Financial issues

  • Intimacy problems

  • Infidelity

  • Divorce and separation

  • Grief and loss

  • Life transition

  • Stress and emotional management

  • Anger management

  • Parenting

 

There are a number of frameworks that couples therapy can be carried out, such as the Gottman Method, Emotionally-Focussed Couples Therapy (EFC-T), Solution-Focussed Therapy, Imago Therapy, Narrative Therapy etc.

 Relationships and couples counselling does not necessarily have to occur only at the time of a relationship crisis. Some can make use of it as prevention of an issue becoming unmanageable.

 

Important note:  If you are not feeling safe in your relationship or home and are concerned about issues related to abuse and domestic violence, please consider the following resources as a first step: