Relationship counselling

Making the decision to seek relationship counselling often isn’t easy. Understandably you and your partner may have lots of questions and perhaps even uncertainty about whether relationship counselling can help. The information below gives you an overview of some of the more common reasons why people seek relationship counselling. 

What are some of the common reasons that people seek relationship counselling?

A myth seems to exist that when a couple seeks relationship counselling their relationship must be really struggling. Relationship counselling can be helpful for all sorts of scenarios though – your relationship doesn’t need to be “on the rocks” to benefit and relationship counselling certainly doesn’t have to spell the end for you and your partner. Some of the more common reasons that people seek relationship counselling include:

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• Difficulties communicating effectively

• Falling out of love, growing apart or feeling like you’ve lost that “spark”

• Feeling disconnected, resentful, bored or unfulfilled in your relationship

• Uncertainty about the future of your relationship

• Navigating separation

• Arguing over the same things, feeling like arguments get out of hand or constant bickering

• Problems with trust

• Financial pressures

• Adjusting to being parents

• Troubles with extended family

• Infidelity and affairs, including cyber-sex

• Support for coping with external stressors like work related stress, illness or relocating

• Support when one or both people are experiencing mental health issues

 

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