{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-18T23:41:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T23:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sydneycouplescounselling.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-10-05T00:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:00:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sydneycouplescounselling.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1200px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{min-height:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_d626c8-d4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-left-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_67a4c3-c6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has--font-size\">Couples Counselling Sydney<br>Stop Repeating the Same Arguments<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14_664f05-f6\"]{font-size:24px;line-height:1.4;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14_664f05-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14_664f05-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading14_664f05-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading14_664f05-f6\"><strong>Direct, practical relationship help<\/strong><br><strong>without taking sides.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-theme-palette-9-color has-theme-palette-1-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#contact\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:6px;border-top-right-radius:6px;border-bottom-left-radius:6px;border-bottom-right-radius:6px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Talk to Us Before You Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you keep having the same arguments, communication has broken down or you no longer feel as connected as you once did, it can be difficult to know how to change things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rapid Couples Counselling Sydney helps couples understand the patterns keeping their relationship stuck, communicate more effectively and make practical changes in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We take a direct, impartial and action-focused approach. The goal isn&#8217;t to decide who is right or wrong. It&#8217;s to help both of you understand what&#8217;s happening, identify what you can each do differently and develop a clearer way forward.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column14_b299ce-24 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column14_b299ce-24{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column14_b299ce-24{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_e2b0c6-07\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">When Your Relationship Feels Stuck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Perhaps you still love each other, but somehow you&#8217;ve lost your way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\" class=\"wp-block-list has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\">\n<li>Conversations turn into arguments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The same issues keep coming back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of you pursues the conversation while the other shuts down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trust has been damaged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intimacy has disappeared.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You feel more like housemates than partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5\">Or perhaps things have reached the point where you&#8217;re asking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">Can we actually fix this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Couples often come to counselling after trying to sort things out themselves for months or even years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Talking more isn&#8217;t always enough when the way you talk has become part of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">That&#8217;s where an outside perspective can help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_82b7c8-19 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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(max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_4732df-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_4732df-80\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">A Different Approach to Couples Counselling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Direct<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We believe difficult relationship issues need honest conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">That doesn&#8217;t mean being harsh or judgmental. It means being willing to identify what&#8217;s happening rather than avoiding it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Impartial<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Couples counselling shouldn&#8217;t feel like two people trying to convince a counsellor that the other person is the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We don&#8217;t take sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Instead, we look at the relationship dynamic and help both partners understand the role they can play in changing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Practical<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Insight matters, but it needs to translate into what happens when you go home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We focus on practical changes and tools you can use in real conversations, disagreements and everyday situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Focused<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We don&#8217;t explore something simply because it happened in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Where previous experiences are relevant to what is happening between you now, we&#8217;ll look at them with a clear purpose: understanding the current pattern and helping you change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.6\">Rapid doesn&#8217;t mean rushed. It means focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Every relationship is different, and we don&#8217;t promise that a particular issue will be solved in a certain number of sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Our aim is to make the work purposeful from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_841e7c-bc alignnone has-theme-palette7-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_9fbde5-7e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What Can Couples Counselling Help With?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-27 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5\">Couples come to us for many different reasons, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-28\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Communication Problems<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">You struggle to discuss important issues without becoming defensive, angry, withdrawn or misunderstood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Repeating Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">You keep fighting about different subjects, but underneath them seems to be the same unresolved pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Infidelity &amp; Broken Trust<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">An affair, secret or betrayal, has changed how one or both of you see the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Emotional Disconnection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">You care about each other but no longer feel close, understood or emotionally connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:900;line-height:1.25\">Sex &amp; Intimacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Affection or sexual intimacy has declined, disappeared or become a source of tension between you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-38\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Parenting &amp; Family Pressure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-39 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Differences over parenting, children, blended families, relatives or competing responsibilities are putting strain on your relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-40\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Major Life Changes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Work pressure, financial stress, parenthood, relocation, illness or other changes have altered the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Deciding What Happens Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-43 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Sometimes couples come to counselling unsure whether they can repair the relationship at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">The first step is not pretending everything will work out. It&#8217;s getting clearer about what is happening and what each of you is willing to do next.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_b1a9fe-fa alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_be9165-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_be9165-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_be9165-33\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45\" style=\"font-size:40px;line-height:1.2\">How Couples Counselling Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-46\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">1. Talk to Us First<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-47 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Before booking, tell us a little about what is happening in your relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We&#8217;ll explain our approach, answer your initial questions and help you decide whether the way we work feels appropriate for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-49\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">2. Identify the Pattern<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Your first sessions focus on understanding what is actually happening between you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Not simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:25px\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cWhat did you argue about?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">but:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cWhat keeps happening when the two of you get into difficulty?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">When the pattern becomes clearer, it becomes easier to see where change is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">3. Put Change Into Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Counselling needs to work outside the counselling room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-58 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">We&#8217;ll help you develop ways of responding, communicating and handling difficult moments differently so you can begin changing the relationship in everyday life.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_7b0a2c-a4 alignnone has-theme-palette7-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_9249f6-cf > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_9249f6-cf\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">We Don\u2019t Take Sides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.5\">One of the biggest worries people have about couples counselling is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">\u201cWhat if the counsellor sides with my partner?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-62 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Our role isn&#8217;t to establish a winner and a loser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">And it isn&#8217;t to assume every problem is automatically 50\/50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-64 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Different situations involve different levels of responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-65 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Our job is to look clearly at what is happening, help each person understand the impact of their behaviour and focus on the things each of you genuinely has the ability to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-66 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Both people need the opportunity to feel heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Both people also need to be willing to look at themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_c2bd39-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_c2bd39-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_c2bd39-33 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_142699-c7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_142699-c7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_142699-c7\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">What If My Partner Doesn\u2019t Want Couples Counselling?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">This is extremely common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">One partner may be ready to get help while the other is sceptical, uncomfortable or convinced counselling will involve being blamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-71 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">They may think:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cWe\u2019re not talking to a stranger about our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-73 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cCounselling won\u2019t change anything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cYou\u2019re just bringing me along so the counsellor can tell me I\u2019m wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-75 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:23px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.35\">\u201cI don\u2019t want to spend months talking about our problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-76 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">You don\u2019t need to force your partner into being enthusiastic about counselling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">They do, however, need to be willing to participate honestly enough for the process to be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">If one of you is uncertain, contact us before booking and ask your questions first.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_a7b57d-84 alignnone has-theme-palette7-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_79df53-95{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_79df53-95 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_79df53-95\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-79\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Practical Help for the Relationship You Have Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Understanding why a relationship developed particular patterns can be useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">But understanding alone doesn&#8217;t necessarily change what happens on Tuesday night when you&#8217;re both tired and another argument starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Our focus is on connecting insight to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">That might involve learning to recognise an argument before it escalates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Communicating something difficult without automatically triggering the usual response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Understanding what your partner is actually reacting to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Taking responsibility without accepting blame for things that aren&#8217;t yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Changing behaviours that repeatedly damage trust or connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-88 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Discussing important issues instead of either exploding or avoiding them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-89 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Rebuilding affection, teamwork and intimacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-90 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">The aim is not to create a relationship with no disagreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">It\u2019s to help you deal with disagreement differently.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id14_aced49-d2 alignnone has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_04b7af-56{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_04b7af-56 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_04b7af-56\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92\" style=\"font-size:40px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2\">Meet Your Sydney Couples Counsellor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93\" style=\"font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Chris Collingwood<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4\">More than 40 years helping people understand patterns, make meaningful changes and move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-95 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">When a relationship becomes stuck, couples often don&#8217;t need more of the same conversations. They need help seeing <strong>what keeps happening between them, why the pattern continues, and what each person can do differently.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Chris Collingwood brings more than four decades of experience in psychotherapy, counselling, coaching and human behaviour to his work with individuals and couples, including more than 35 years working with relationship issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-96 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">His approach is direct, calm and practical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Rather than taking sides or deciding who is right, Chris helps couples step back from the immediate argument and understand the pattern underneath it: how each person responds, what triggers the next reaction, and what keeps the relationship stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-98 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">From there, the focus turns to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-99 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">That may mean communicating differently, responding differently when conflict begins, rebuilding trust, addressing emotional or physical disconnection, or becoming clearer about what each person needs from the relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-100 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Chris believes insight matters, but insight on its own is not enough. Meaningful change comes when people can turn understanding into something they can actually do differently in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-101 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">His work is therefore focused on helping couples develop greater clarity, take responsibility for what is within their control, and build practical ways of relating that can continue outside the counselling room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-102\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Experience &amp; Qualifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-103 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Chris has worked in private consultation since 1982 and has extensive experience in psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, communication and behavioural change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px\">His qualifications and professional training include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-104\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\"><strong>Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology<\/strong> \u2014 Macquarie University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-105\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\"><strong>Master of Applied Science in Social Ecology<\/strong> \u2014 University of Western Sydney<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-106\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Graduate Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-107\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming in Marriage and Family Therapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-108\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Certified Trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-109 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Over his career, Chris has also taught and trained extensively in communication, behavioural change, coaching and psychotherapy approaches in Australia and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-110\" style=\"font-size:28px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.25\">Chris&#8217;s Approach to Couples Counselling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-111 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Chris&#8217;s approach can be summed up in four principles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-112\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">Direct<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-113 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Difficult relationship problems need to be talked about honestly. Chris does not avoid important issues simply because they are uncomfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-114\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">Impartial<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-115 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Couples counselling is not about creating a winner and a loser. Chris works to understand the relationship dynamic rather than automatically taking one person&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-116\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">Practical<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-117 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:18px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">The work needs to make a difference outside the counselling room. The focus is on helping couples develop useful ways of responding, communicating and dealing with difficult situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-118\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3\">Focused<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-119 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Chris looks for the patterns keeping the relationship stuck and concentrates on the areas where change can make the greatest difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-120 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">His philosophy is simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-121 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4\">Understand the pattern. Be honest about what is happening. Focus on what each person can change. Put that understanding into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-122 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">For couples who feel they have talked about the same problems repeatedly without getting anywhere, this creates a different starting point.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_af2f78-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_af2f78-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_af2f78-0b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id14_af2f78-0b > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column14_c27eba-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column14_c27eba-55{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column14_c27eba-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column14_c27eba-55 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column14_c27eba-55\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-123\" style=\"font-size:40px;line-height:1.2\">Couples Counselling Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-124 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\">Couples session: $320<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-125 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\">Session length: 1hr<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-126 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\">Location: 13 South Avenue, Double Bay, NSW 2029<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-127 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:24px;margin-left:0px;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.5\">Online sessions: Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-128 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">There are no hidden program commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-129 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6\">Before booking, you&#8217;re welcome to contact us to explain your situation and ask whether our approach is likely to suit what you&#8217;re looking for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id14_fc1d65-97 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id14_fc1d65-97 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id14_fc1d65-97 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 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.kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id14_8282a9-ce > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#eeeeee;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#eeeeee;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#eeeeee;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#0e9cd1;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id14_8282a9-ce kt-accordion-has-9-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane14_7cbe0d-4d\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Does couples counselling actually work?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Couples counselling can help people understand recurring relationship patterns, communicate differently and work through difficult relationship issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No counsellor can guarantee that counselling will save a particular relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome also depends on factors such as the issues involved, how long they have been present and each person&#8217;s willingness to participate and make changes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane14_32bc58-c6\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How many sessions will we need?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There isn&#8217;t one number that applies to every couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some couples come with a relatively clear issue. Others are dealing with years of conflict, damaged trust or several problems at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll focus on what you&#8217;re trying to change and review how the work is progressing rather than assuming you need an open-ended course of counselling.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane14_106e30-d7\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Will you take sides?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our role is not to decide which partner is the good person and which is the bad person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look at what is happening in the relationship while recognising that responsibility for particular behaviours or events is not necessarily equal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane14_c2c9b7-2f\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What happens in our first session?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first session is about understanding what has brought you to counselling, what each of you sees as the main problem and what you would like to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll begin identifying the patterns that occur when things go wrong and discuss where the work should focus.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane14_0fce9b-70\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What if we have tried couples counselling before?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some couples come to us precisely because a previous counselling experience felt too vague, too passive or simply wasn&#8217;t the right fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us what did and didn&#8217;t work previously. That information is useful.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-6 kt-pane14_87a7e7-7a\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What does \u201cRapid\u201d mean?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rapid doesn&#8217;t mean we rush you or promise to fix a relationship within a set number of sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It describes our preference for focused, purposeful work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want to understand what is keeping you stuck and begin working on it rather than spending unnecessary sessions circling around the problem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-7 kt-pane14_8c0d5c-eb\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Do we have to be married?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Couples counselling is for people in committed relationships whether you&#8217;re married, engaged, living together or in a long-term partnership.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-8 kt-pane14_cf4929-3b\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What if we aren&#8217;t sure whether we want to stay together?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t need to arrive already knowing the answer. Counselling can help you understand what has happened in your relationship, what would need to change and what each of you genuinely wants before making important decisions about your future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane14_2e8593-34\"><h3 class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">Is couples counselling appropriate in every situation?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where there is violence, coercive control, intimidation or an immediate concern about safety, conventional couples counselling may 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