Distressing events
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It's time to
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​Rebuild your connection, friendship and intimacy.
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Learn to handle conflict in a healthy way, repair after fights and find compromise.
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Bring back 'teamwork', fun and shared meaning to the relationship.
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Get you communicating on a deeper level, understanding each other's inner world, emotions and past experiences.
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And also look at what is working in the relationship (it's easy to overlook what works when it feels like a lot isn't working).
The Therapy Process
To create change, we need to do something different from what we are currently doing. This can be challenging when you’re unsure of the next step. I support clients with emotional support, connection and understanding, plus practical strategies that they can take with them and use between sessions, drawing from The Gottman Method, Emotions Focused Therapy and other modalities as needed.
There are no quick fixes, couples therapy requires both parties to be vulnerable, take responsibility and make some changes. It isn't easy, but it can connect you on a deeper level and transform both the relationship and how you feel in it.
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Read more about on the predictors of relationship breakdown as per Gottmans' research on my blog post: Are the Four Horsemen running wild in your relationship?
Sessions & Fees
We will start with an assessment phase (3 sessions) to understand where you've gotten to and why. From there we can see exactly what you need support with and can start working on the appropriate interventions in the challenging areas - we don't change what is working. The interventions used will be specific to your relationship needs and will be practised in our sessions so you can use them at home.
Example session schedule:
Session 1: Joint session (90-minutes)
Both partners complete online assessments between sessions 1 and 2
Session 2: Individual sessions (60-minutes each)
Session 3: Joint session (90-minutes) - feedback on assessments, planning/goals and start working in the area you most need help with
Session 4 and beyond - Interventions continue as needed - with 90 or 60-minute sessions available.
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Fees:
First joint session (90-minutes) $200 - includes one-off cost of online assessments.
Individual sessions (60-minutes each) $110 each
Ongoing joint sessions (90-minute sessions - $160, 60-minute sessions - $130)
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In-person sessions are at Aberglasslyn, NSW (Hunter Valley).
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Online sessions are available if you aren't in the area or prefer the comfort of your own home. ​​​​