Couples. COUPLES COUNSELLING IN GREENSLOPES, BRISBANE

Gottman Method: feel like a team again.

WHY COUPLES COME

Most couples wait years longer than they should.

Couples therapy is about far more than managing conflict. It's a blueprint for a relationship you both want to come home to: knowing each other's inner world, saying the appreciative thing out loud, backing each other's dreams, and feeling like a team again.

If it's on your mind, it belongs in the room.

WHAT BRINGS COUPLES IN+

The same argument, again

IVF and the strain of fertility

Addiction and recovery

Affairs, trust and repair

An empty nest, a new chapter

A rough patch that won't lift

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WHAT BRINGS COUPLES IN

The same argument, again

IVF and the strain of fertility

Addiction and recovery

Affairs, trust and repair

An empty nest, a new chapter

A rough patch that won't lift

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions couples ask.

What happens in the first session?

We start with a session together, where I hear how things are from each of you and what you want to be different. Then a conversation with each of you on your own, then a session together to set out what I have seen and how we would work on it. You know what the plan is before you commit to it.

How many sessions will we need?

It depends on how long the pattern has been running and how much of it is about the present. Most couples come weekly or fortnightly at first, then space sessions out as things settle, and we review progress together as we go. You decide the pace; I keep the structure.

What if my partner won't come?

Sometimes the work starts with one person. Working on your own first can change how you show up at home, and that often changes what your partner is willing to try. If they come later, we fold them in.

Does couples counselling actually work?

The research behind the Gottman Method comes from following thousands of couples over decades, and the skills it teaches are the ones that distinguish couples who stay close from couples who drift. It is not a guarantee, and it will not work on a relationship one of you has already left. It works best when both of you are prepared to look at your own part. The Gottmans found that around two thirds of what couples argue about never fully resolves; the work is learning to argue about it without damage.

In the room or online?

Both. Rooms in Greenslopes on the southside, or telehealth from anywhere in Australia. Online works well for couples once the first sessions are done; some prefer the room for those.

FEES

Simple, upfront pricing.

Sessions are $275, in my Greenslopes rooms or by telehealth Australia-wide. No referral needed. Medicare rebates don't apply to couples sessions. Private health fund rebates may, depending on your cover. Unsure what applies to you? Ask a question.

Couples session

IN-ROOM OR TELEHEALTH · NO REFERRAL NEEDED

$275

THE GOTTMAN METHOD

Therapy with a structure, not just a conversation.

The Gottman Method comes from five decades of research by Drs John and Julie Gottman, who studied thousands of couples to understand one question: what actually separates relationships that last from relationships that don't? The answers became a structured, practical approach used by trained therapists around the world, and it's the backbone of my couples work.

A proper assessment first

We start with a session together, then a conversation with each of you individually, plus a structured questionnaire. You receive clear feedback on your relationship's strengths and the areas that need care.

A plan we agree on together

From that picture we set the direction and pace of the work, decided with you, not for you. You'll always know what we're working on and why.

Practical skills, not just talk

Sessions build friendship, calmer ways through conflict, and a shared sense of what your life together is for. You practise real skills in the room and take them home, so the change holds.

Worth knowing: the research found that most of the things couples argue about never fully go away, for anyone. The goal isn't a relationship with no friction. It's knowing how to handle the friction so it stops costing you the friendship.

The Sound Relationship House.

The Gottmans' name for what holds a relationship up, built from the ground floor. Trust and commitment are the walls that carry the weight.

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Shared purpose & direction

Backing each other's dreams

Handling conflict without damage

Assuming you're on the same team

Turning towards the small moments

Saying the appreciation out loud

Knowing each other's inner world

TRUSTCOMMITMENT

Couples counselling, ready when you are.

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