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Specializing in Couples

At Northside Counselling we help both individuals and couples, drawing on our extensive experience and training to ensure we are using the most suitable methodology for the client and their situation.

With individuals our approach is initially from a Holistic Counselling perspective, but being trained in Cognitive Behavioural and Solution Focused methods, we will help individuals and couples based on the goals they have for coming along. Other training also enables us to draw on NLP, Hypnotherapy and Timeline Therapy if the individual chooses.

A large number of our clients however are couples, and over the years we have invested in developing methodologies to best suit what couples are looking for.

Many couples are looking for short term help in overcoming identified issues, while others really need a full, comprehensive approach, to save their relationship that is already in dire straits. Regardless of your situation, we guarantee that from the very first session you will take away learnings, exercises and tools that you can use immediately in your relationship.

For couples who are facing major issues we offer an approach that is based  on the Gottman Method Couples Therapy (www.gottman.com) which combines Dr. John Gottman’s 35 years of research on couples’ relationships with Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman’s more than 30 years of clinical practice.

The Gottman Method Couples Therapy is a structured, goal-oriented, scientifically-based therapy. Intervention strategies are based upon empirical data from Dr. Gottman’s three decades of research with more than 3,000 couples. This research shows what actually works to help couples achieve a long-term healthy relationship, which includes greater understanding, connection and intimacy.

At NorthSide Counselling we are totally committed to helping make a difference in your lives.

Relationship counselling is extremely successful if:

1. you are both committed to improving the relationship
2. are open to new ideas in how to deal with the challenges that you face
3. are willing to put in the effort to practice new ideas and approaches

CAUTIONARY NOTE:

When looking for someone for couple counselling, be sure to ask about them about their specific training and the methods that they use.

Relationship counselling is very different to working with individuals (see under services). It requires a very different approach to standard individual counselling techniques.

... thanks ever so much for all you did to resurrect our lives. H & H

We provide marriage, relationship and couples counselling across the Sydney north shore district (including Turramurra, St Ives, Hornsby, Pymble, Gordon and Lindfield).