Couples Counselling

Mornington Peninsula & Online

Creating Stronger, Healthier Relationships

If you are reading this, chances are your relationship is not where you would like it to be right now. You may be feeling hurt, disconnected, frustrated or exhausted from trying to make things better, yet feeling as though nothing changes and your needs are still not being heard.

The Five Stages of Relationship Recovery is a framework I developed after many years of working with couples and seeing the patterns that help relationships recover and those that keep them stuck. It brings together five essential stages of relationship repair, Awareness, Communication, Connection, Intimacy and Maintenance for a healthy long term relationship.

I created this framework to help you understand that relationship recovery doesn’t happen by chance. It happens when you know what to work on, when to work on it and how each stage builds on the next, helping you create the emotional connection and lasting change you’re looking for.

If you are ready to take the next step, I would be honoured to support you on that journey.


Consulting Days: Monday – Tuesday – Wednesday – Thursday                                                                                                                Fees: $175.00 per 60 minute session

Relationship Challenges Couples Often Bring to Counselling

Communication Difficulties

Repeated arguments are often a sign that something important is not being understood or addressed. Couples Counselling can help you identify what is getting in the way and develop healthier ways to communicate.

Intimacy and Emotional Connection

When emotional and physical intimacy begin to fade, it’s easy to become more like housemates than partners, sharing a home while no longer feeling close. Couples counselling can help you reconnect emotionally and physically, strengthen your relationship and rediscover the closeness you have been missing.

Trust and Relationship Repair

When trust has been broken, the hurt can continue long after the event itself. Couples Counselling can help you work through the impact, rebuild trust and strengthen your relationship moving forward.

Life Changes and Relationship Stress

Major life events such as becoming parents, blended families, financial pressures, illness, career changes or retirement can place significant strain on a relationship. Counselling can help you navigate these challenges together and strengthen your ability to support one another through life’s transitions.