Relationship Counselling
In a caring , friendly and supportive environment
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Family & Couples Counselling
Maintaining successful and rewarding relationships with those closest to us is not easy. Pressures of work, living expenses and raising children can put great strain on a couples relationship. In turn, the deterioration in a couples relationship makes coping with all the other challenges of life even more difficult.
Relationship counselling can help improve the quality of our close relationships but can also be a source of great support and assistance with the decision making process for couples considering separation or going through separation and divorce.
At Gold Coast Counselling we are experienced in all aspects of relationship counselling including:- Resolving conflict
- Improving communication
- Recovering from partner infidelity
- Dealing with abuse or violence
- Sexual dysfunction or problems
- Parenting concerns
- Moving on after separation or divorce
- Effective parenting after separation
Using a reflective approach our counsellors work collaboratively with people, exploring underlying issues to empower them to consider change. Helping people make decisions for themselves not only reduces distress but provides the best opportunity for positive change.
We believe every relationship is unique. To this extent we acknowledge that every couple we work with teaches us something new about the nature of relationships. This approach to knowledge development increases our skills and abilities which adds to our effectiveness with all couples we assist;
We deliver transferable learning so the people we assist acquire skills and knowledge necessary to sustain a healthy and loving relationship;
Relationship Counselling can help improve the way we relate to the people around us and break free of old patterns to realise our potential. It is usually an integral part of personal or individual work.
To address problems in our intimate relationship it may be appropriate to consider couple counselling when the relationship, rather than each of the individuals, is considered the ‘client’.
Our sense of identity and self-worth rests on the strength of our relationships and often we despair when they fail. Our ways of relating are learned at a young age in the family in which we grew up and we can become stuck in unhealthy and unhelpful habits that restrict our lives.
Under pressure we often revert to familiar patterns. The family scapegoat may find herself quick to accept blame when the pressure builds up at work. The assistant, who was bullied as a child, may find himself drawn to inviting criticism from an overbearing boss.
Self-respect and liking oneself are the most important ingredients for any good relationship. If these are in short supply you may consider counselling to address them. Any relationship that diminishes a person’s self-esteem should be examined closely
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