Couples Therapy
Some of the common issues that emerge in relationships that can be supported in therapy include:
- Sex
- Challenges in intimacy
- Domestic Violence
- Coercive Control
- Establishing or maintaining equitable relationships that foster curiosity, creativity, fairness and play
- Financial fairness
- Negotiating parental responsibilities
- Honesty and accountability
- Respect
- Trust and support
- Cross cultural differences
- Religious differences
- Adjustment to changes such as moving in together, getting married, having a baby, one partner working away, or re-establishing trust.
- Post-natal depression or anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- One or both partners managing mental health issues
- Role conflict
- Grief and loss
- Disengagement from the relationship by one or both partners
- Holistic health issues such as sleep hygiene, nutrition, exercise, social relationships
- Conflict resolution
- Work-life-family balance
- Communication skills
- Managing relationships with partner’s family or extended family
- Emotional dysregulation, chronic stress and numbing behaviours
- Exploring gender, sexuality and expressions of these
