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Why Choose Relationship Counselling?
Relationship counselling provides professional support to help couples and individuals navigate challenges and build stronger connections.
Improve Communication
Learn active listening skills, resolve conflicts constructively, and break negative communication patterns by replacing criticism and defensiveness with more productive dialogue.
Rebuild Trust and Intimacy
Navigate betrayal or trust concerns, reignite emotional connection, and develop transparency and understanding in a safe, non-judgmental space.
Strengthen Your Connection
Enhance long-term relationship satisfaction, develop shared goals and values, and address stress and anxiety that may be affecting your bond.Where there are concerns about coercive control or family violence, standard couples therapy may not be appropriate. Our practitioners follow contemporary best practice guidelines in screening for safety concerns prior to commencing couples’ work. If you are concerned about your safety in a relationship, please contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732
Available: In-person: Selected locations, subject to practitioner availability.
At-home: selected service areas for eligible NDIS participants.
Telehealth: Australia-wide.
Format: In-person, video, or phone appointments
Funding: Private sessions available. No referral required. Medicare rebates are not typically available for relationship counselling alone. NDIS may apply in specific circumstances.
Suitable for: Couples, individuals, and families seeking support for communication, trust, conflict, separation, or life transitions in relationships.
Not suitable for: Immediate safety concerns or family violence situations including where coercive control may be present. If you are in immediate danger, call 000. For domestic violence support, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732.
Our Relationship Counselling Services
We provide relationship counselling and therapy across a range of situations and relationship stages.
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Couples Therapy
Strengthen your bond through improved communication, better understanding of each other's needs, and support for resolving ongoing disputes. Couples therapy provides a safe space to explore emotions and work toward a healthier partnership.
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Pre-Marriage Counselling
Prepare for marriage by discussing expectations and goals, developing conflict resolution skills, and building a considered foundation for your future together.
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Marriage Counselling
Support for maintaining and strengthening your marriage through improved communication, navigating life transitions such as parenting or career changes, and working through trust concerns with professional guidance.
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Separation and Divorce Counselling
Support through the emotional challenges of relationship transitions, guidance on healthy co-parenting strategies, and assistance with conflict resolution for a more considered separation process.
Who Can Benefit from Relationship Counselling?
Relationship counselling can be helpful for couples and individuals at any stage of a relationship journey.
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Couples with Communication Difficulties
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Partners Dealing with Trust Concerns
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Individuals Seeking Relationship Guidance
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Parents Managing Relationship Pressures
How Relationship Counselling Works
A supportive and straightforward process designed to help couples work through their concerns:
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Book your appointment
Schedule an in-clinic or online session at a time that works for both partners.
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Initial assessment
Your counsellor or psychologist will get to know you both, discussing concerns, relationship history, and goals.
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Therapeutic interventions
Your practitioner introduces evidence-based techniques such as the Gottman Method, EFT, or CBT to help strengthen your relationship.
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Ongoing support and progress
Regular sessions monitor progress and provide guidance as your relationship evolves, with relationship-building exercises to practise between appointments.
Evidence-Based Approaches We Use
Our practitioners draw on a range of evidence-based approaches. The most appropriate method will depend on your situation, goals, and what your counsellor or psychologist recommends following your initial assessment.
When Relationship Counselling May Benefit From Additional Support
Relationship counselling sessions are scheduled appointments and are not a crisis or emergency service. In some situations, a counsellor or psychologist may suggest additional support such as individual therapy, GP involvement, legal advice, or specialist family services. If there are safety concerns within a relationship, including family violence or coercive control, the priority is your safety and the safety of any children involved. Please contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 at any time for confidential support and advice. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
If you are unsure whether relationship counselling is the right first step for your situation, our intake team can discuss this before you book.
Meet Our Mental Health Support Practitioners
Our team includes registered psychologists and accredited practitioners with experience supporting adults, young people, and families across a range of presentations, and includes practitioners with multilingual capabilities and culturally responsive practice approaches.
Behaviour Support Practitioner
Victoria is an NDIS-approved behaviour support practitioner with extensive experience supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, ADHD, and complex behaviours. She develops evidence-based Positive Behaviour Support plans and works closely with families and support teams.
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: 7 days a week
Psychologist
Ross has over 25 years’ experience as a psychologist across a number of industries in both the public and private sectors. He provides psychological support for presentations including depression, anxiety, phobias, work-related stress, post-traumatic stress, autism, ADHD, substance abuse, addictions, sleep disorders, workplace conflict, relationship difficulties, financial difficulties, grief and loss, pain management, vocational guidance, and parenting difficulties.
AHPRA Number: PSY0001373322
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm
Behaviour Analyst
Mohamed is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst with a Master’s in Professional Behaviour Analysis and international experience in autism and developmental disabilities. He specialises in Functional Behaviour Assessments, Positive Behaviour Support plans, and parent training.
Credentials: Board Certified Behaviour Analyst / BCBA
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Friday
Psychologist
Nadia is a bilingual English and Spanish psychologist with more than 7 years’ clinical and hospital experience. She is trained in CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed approaches, and supports adults aged 18+ with trauma, anxiety, and mood difficulties.
AHPRA Number: PSY0002124836
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Tuesday
Psychologist
Alyson is a trauma-informed psychologist with more than 15 years’ experience across TAFE, headspace, private practice, and community services. She holds a BSc in Psychology, a BA in Anthropology, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, and is a Board-Approved Supervisor.
AHPRA Number: PSY0001911815
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Tuesday and Thursday, after 5pm
Counsellor and Social Worker
Jimmy is an ACA-registered counsellor and social worker with more than 10 years’ frontline experience in disability, aged care, trauma, and community mental health. He holds a Bachelor of Social Work and is completing a Master of Counselling.
Registration: ACA Level 2 Member, Membership No. 22399
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Weekdays
Behaviour Support Practitioner
Lidija is an NDIS behaviour support practitioner with a Diploma of Counselling, Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs, and advanced training in NLP and hypnotherapy. She has strong experience in disability and community services, blending behaviour support with counselling and mindset coaching.
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: 7 days a week
Psychologist
Ana supports children, adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression and mood concerns, adjustment difficulties, life transitions, workplace stress and emotional regulation challenges. Her approach is evidence-based, practical, culturally responsive and collaborative.
AHPRA Number: PSY0004010699
Service Area: Telehealth
Availability: Monday and Tuesday
Psychologist
Eamon Cassidy is a Registered Psychologist based in Melbourne with experience providing psychological therapy and assessment across adult, child, clinical, school and Telehealth settings. He recently completed a Master of Psychology (Clinical) and is continuing to develop his practice while working toward the Clinical Psychology Registrar pathway.
AHPRA Number: PSY0002815041
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Melissa Chrys is a Provisional Psychologist with experience across community mental health, forensic, education and community-support settings.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA Number: PSY0002928131
Service Area: Telehealth
Psychologist
Bharanika Amaresan is a psychology practitioner with experience supporting children, adolescents and adults across NDIS and private settings. Her background includes work with autism, ADHD, intellectual disability, anxiety, depression and mood-related difficulties, together with CBT, ACT-informed, DBT skills-based, psychoeducational and mindfulness approaches.
AHPRA Number: PSY0002728765
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Dante Martino is a Provisional Psychologist with a background spanning professional psychology, neuroscience, research, psychometrics, crisis support and university teaching.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA Number: PSY0002929312
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Josefina Ewertz Falcone is a Provisional Psychologist with a psychology degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a strong background in People & Culture, organisational development and competency-based assessment.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA registration: PSY0004086713
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Jean Jeong is a Melbourne-based Provisional Psychologist with experience providing psychological assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention across employment, EAP, school, clinic and Telehealth settings.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA registration: PSY0004085818
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Lauren Durbridge is a Provisional Psychologist with postgraduate training in psychological assessment, clinical interviewing, risk assessment, case formulation and treatment planning.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA registration: PSY0002937299
Service Area: South Coast NSW and Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Stephanie Favorito is a provisional psychologist based in Western Melbourne. Her postgraduate training and placement experience include individualised psychology sessions in a school setting, using evidence-based therapeutic approaches and adapting treatment plans to the needs of the client.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA registration: PSY0004022354
Service Area: Telehealth
Provisional Psychologist
Divya Sabu is a Melbourne-based provisional psychologist with experience supporting children and adolescents in education settings.
This practitioner is currently completing onboarding with Therapy Near Me. They are not currently providing psychology services or accepting Therapy Near Me clients. Their profile and appointment availability will be updated once the required supervised-practice arrangements have been confirmed.
AHPRA registration: PSY0004010131
Service Area: Telehealth
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Other Ways to Access Support
Therapy Near Me offers a range of mental health and therapeutic services across Australia. You may also find these pages useful:
- Counselling services for individual counselling across anxiety, depression, life transitions, and grief
- Online psychologist services for AHPRA-registered psychologist sessions via secure video or phone
- Child psychologist services for psychological support for children and families
- PTSD therapy for trauma-focused support for individuals who have experienced trauma in relationships or elsewhere
Ready to Strengthen Your Relationship?
Book your relationship counselling session today. We're here to help you build a healthier, happier partnership.
- Call 1800 NEAR ME (free)
- Email: office@therapynearme.com.au
- Available nationwide via telehealth, at-home, and in-clinic
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