We can help with all common marriage and relationship concerns. Whether you need help with frequent arguments, loss of desire, sexual difficulties, help after infidelity, stress in the relationship or other issues, taking the first step to resolving the problem can bring lots of relief.
What happens in couples counselling?
The reality is that most couples are apprehensive about relationship or marriage counselling, especially if they have never attended a couples counselling or individual therapy session before with a psychologist or counsellor.
It’s normal to wonder and even worry about what the psychologist will be like, whether they will take sides, or what you may have to reveal as part of couples therapy. These feelings typically pass after the first couples session.
Typically, your counsellor will recommend that both people in the relationship attend the couples counselling session together, at least initially. This is to help establish rules, goals and boundaries that are clearly about the couple and their relationship.
Sometimes we will recommend that clients meet with the psychologist individually, and many of our clients find it helpful to see the therapist first as a couple, then individually, in turns, and then to meet up again with the therapist as a couple. However, the structure is not prescribed by us. It is determined by the individual needs of clients, and many couples only have counselling sessions where they attend together.
For some couples, other issues can get in the way. If there is an individual issue such as anxiety, addictions or depression then, depending on the issue and your situation, your couples counsellor may suggest you see another Psychologist to help with that separately.
At Mindworx Psychology we know that for relationships, clients often benefit from a therapy such as Emotionally Focused Therapy.

What can a couples counsellor help with?
Common reasons for booking in with our couples and family specialists at Mindworx Psychology include:
- marriage counselling / relationship counselling by a qualified family and relationship psychologist,
- pre-marriage counselling,
- general Psychologist services for individuals.
We know relationships are not a one size fits all
Call us for bookings or for further information on our expert marriage counselling service at Baulkham Hills, in the Norwest Business Park.
Based in the Sydney Hills District, our mature couples counsellors, marriage counsellors and relationship counsellors have extensive experience and specialist training in couple counselling.