Couple Counselling
Can help you re-connect with a loved one, improve communication, feel validated again, solve parenting or financial issues, change unhealthy ways of relating whilst strengthening the bond you already have.
Contact Us
0432 023 481
Meet the therapist
Samantha Mathews Qualified member of the Australian Counselling Association reg: 8203
Location
Fairlight (near Manly) Consulting Room
Fees
check out our fees including concession rates
ACA
Qualified member of the Australian Counselling Association reg: 8203
Welcome to Sydney Sanctuary Counselling Services
Ask not what your Relationship can do for you but what you can do for your Relationship!When I'm working with couples I try and remember the above adage as it helps to keep me focused on the Relationship itself and how each partner can help to nurture and positively shape the direction and nature of their union. By turning the question around and asking "What does this Relationship need from me?" rather than 'What can I get from this Relationship"? helps to shift the centre away from the individual to the partnership itself. At a recent public lecture at Balmain Town Hall, Harville Hendrix, author of "Getting the Love You Want" suggested that conflict can sometimes arise when partners find it difficult to accept the differences or "otherness" of the spouse.(1) He claimed that accepting the other person as they are (without trying to change them) moves us towards love and benefits the relationship as a whole. What can I hope to gain?
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Counselling provides
How Counselling can help you
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Counselling provides a sanctuary for you in times of challenge and change. It's a safe place where you can share your experiences, thoughts and feelings with another human being who will not judge you. At the Sydney Sanctuary our aim is to provide safe, supportive and confidential counselling in a peaceful setting allowing you to explore who you have been, who you are and who you may want to be.
Counselling with a trained therapist can help you with relationship and emotional issues whilst supporting you through testing times. If you are feeling alone or overwhelmed by life, counselling can support you and help you to unravel and understand your responses and reactions. Getting help can be a catalyst for change or can help you adjust to or accept challenging circumstances.