Relationship & Marriage Counselling

Things you should know about relationship problems

• All personal relationships face difficulties at some time.
• Most couples can resolve their day-to-day problems themselves but some become entrenched and threaten the relationship
• Serious relationship problems arise from a wide range of circumstances but commonly include  controlling behaviour, verbal abuse, imbalance of power, affairs, ack of intimacy, poor communication, loss of love, relationship neglect, sexual problems, problems from childhood and problems with parenting your children
• Relationship breakdowns can have enormous negative effects on you and your partner, children and other members of the family, as well as financial, personal and social disadvantages
• If problems become entrenched and seem unable to be solved, it is important to get professional help
• Couples counselling can help manage and overcome relationship problems
• Counselling can also help people who are separating and/or divorcing to deal with their grief and anger, to let go and move on with life

Are relationship problems stopping you from living the life you want?

Common problems that bring people to marriage or relationship counselling include:

• frequent, unresolved arguments over things like parenting, family members, financial or career matters, gambling, addictions or other behaviours
• Feeling dissatisfied and unhappy in the relationship
• A loss of feeling – no longer being in love
• Being disconnected, where you stop doing things together, or just living parallel lives
• a preoccupation with things outside the relationship, leading to one partner feeling neglected.
• An affair emotionally and/or sexual Infidelity.
• Unfulfilled emotional needs, feelings of hurt, anger, neglect or disrespect
• Significantly different sexual needs or other difficulties with sexual intimacy

Get help if your relationship is in trouble

When relationship problems become entrenched and seem unable to be solved by yourselves, it is important to get professional help. For most people it is far better to resolve the problems than to dissolve the relationship. The average couple waits six years before seeking help once a problem is recognised, and only a small percentage get the professional help they need. Half of all marriages that end do so in the first seven years.

How can marriage and relationship counselling help?

We have helped hundreds of people just like you manage and overcome their relationship problems.

Counselling can help couples overcome the obstacles that routinely prevent you from resolving your differences.

If your relationship is suffering we can help you make real changes, get back on track and start living the life you want.

• get a fuller understanding about the dynamics that are operating in your relationship
• Build a satisfying relationship
• Improve your communication
• Manage conflict or disagreement
• Resolve thoughts of separation or divorce

If you think your relationship might benefit from the expert help of a psychologist, please call us on Brisbane (07) 3352 3577 or fill out our online booking & enquiry form and we’ll contact you.

Sources:

Australian Psychological Society  Relationship problems and solutions: Understanding and managing relationship problems, Tip Sheet

Common names and related terms for relationship counselling, couples counselling and marriage coulnselling include break-up, divorce, affair, cheating. extramarital affair, sexual infidelity, choosing inappropriate partners, loneliness, life adjustment, marital problems, arguments, jealousy, wedding & premarital counselling