Professional, private and approachable counselling for couples experiencing conflict, distance or difficulties in their relationship.
If conversations keep turning into arguments, you feel more like housemates than partners, or trust has been damaged, it can be difficult to know how to move forward.
Relationship counselling gives you both a place to slow things down, talk about what is happening and begin to understand things from a different perspective.
Find a Relationship Counsellor & Book
Face-to-face relationship counselling across Perth and Telehealth appointments available.
A safe place to talk things through
When communication has become difficult, trying to resolve things at home can sometimes lead straight back into the same arguments, frustration or silence.
Relationship counselling — also commonly called couples counselling or marriage counselling — gives you and your partner dedicated time with a professional counsellor to talk about what is happening in your relationship.
Your counsellor isn’t there to take sides or tell you whether you should stay together.
Instead, counselling provides a confidential and non-judgemental space where both of you can be heard, explore what has been happening and work towards a clearer understanding of what you want moving forward.
You don’t need to wait until your relationship reaches breaking point before asking for support.
What can relationship counselling help with?
Couples come to counselling for many different reasons. Sometimes there has been a particular event or crisis. Other times, difficulties have gradually built up over months or years.
Communication & recurring arguments
Conversations that quickly become arguments, misunderstandings, defensiveness or feeling as though you are no longer being heard.
Trust & betrayal
Working through the impact of infidelity, dishonesty or other experiences that have damaged trust within the relationship.
Emotional distance
Feeling disconnected, lonely within your relationship or more like housemates than partners.
Intimacy & connection
Difficulties with affection, emotional closeness, sex or differences in what each partner needs from the relationship.
Parenting & family pressures
Different parenting approaches, blended-family challenges, extended-family difficulties or the pressures that raising children can place on a relationship.
Stress & major life changes
Work and financial pressures, FIFO arrangements, health concerns, caring responsibilities or other changes affecting the relationship.
Hurt & resentment
Past experiences or unresolved issues that continue to surface and make it difficult to move forward together.
Uncertainty about the future
When one or both of you are unsure about the relationship and need space to understand what you are feeling and consider what happens next.
You don’t need to agree on everything — or even agree on what the problem is — before coming to counselling.
How relationship counselling can help
Relationship counselling isn’t about deciding who is right and who is wrong.
It can help create enough space around difficult conversations for you to begin looking at what is happening between you rather than becoming caught in the same patterns.
Depending on what brings you to counselling, your counsellor may help you:
- recognise patterns in the way you communicate or respond to each other
- talk about difficult issues in a more constructive way
- understand each other’s experiences and perspectives
- explore hurt, resentment or loss of trust
- consider different ways of responding when conflict arises
- reconnect emotionally or work on intimacy
- clarify what each of you wants from the relationship
- consider your options when you are uncertain about the future
For some couples, counselling is about strengthening their relationship. For others, it is about understanding whether the relationship can move forward, or navigating change as respectfully as possible.
There is no predetermined outcome that you are expected to reach.
Meet our relationship counsellors
Finding a counsellor you both feel comfortable talking to can be an important part of relationship counselling.
Our relationship counsellors have professional counselling qualifications and experience supporting couples through communication difficulties, conflict, trust issues and other relationship challenges.
You can learn more about each counsellor’s qualifications, experience, areas of interest and approach before deciding who may feel right for you.
Nadine Reeves-Hennessey
Baldivis
Nadine works with couples on recurring conflict, rebuilding trust and finding their way through major changes together.
Ayu Gribble
Scarborough
Ayu helps couples explore emotional disconnection, communication patterns and the pressures of changing life circumstances.
Kerry Lucy
Perth City
Kerry focuses on relationship dynamics, helping couples make sense of persistent disagreements and work towards greater understanding.
Not sure who to choose?
You don’t have to work it out alone. Our admin team can help you find a relationship counsellor whose experience, location and availability may suit what you are looking for.
Relationship counselling across Perth
Vision Counselling has been supporting people in the Perth community since 2009.
Face-to-face relationship counselling is currently available at our Perth practices, with Telehealth also available for couples who prefer to attend remotely.
Perth City
Private relationship counselling from our central Perth City practice.
Scarborough
Face-to-face relationship counselling for couples in Perth’s coastal and northern suburbs.
Baldivis
Relationship counselling for couples living and working in Perth’s southern metropolitan area.
Telehealth counselling
Online relationship counselling can make attending together easier when work, family commitments, distance or FIFO arrangements make getting to a practice difficult.
What can we expect from our first relationship counselling appointment?
Your first appointment gives both of you an opportunity to talk about what has brought you to counselling and what you would like help with.
You don’t need to arrive agreeing about what the problem is or knowing exactly what you want to achieve.
Your counsellor will take time to understand what has been happening from both of your perspectives and what each of you would like to be different.
They may ask questions about your relationship, the difficulties you are experiencing and the patterns that tend to occur when things become difficult.
It is also an opportunity for both of you to see how you feel talking with your counsellor.
Different counsellors may work with couples in slightly different ways, and your counsellor can explain their approach and what they recommend for future appointments.
Professional relationship counselling you can trust
Vision Counselling has provided professional counselling services in Perth since 2009.
Our relationship counsellors hold professional counselling qualifications and are members of recognised professional associations such as the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), where applicable.
Some of our counsellors have undertaken additional training specifically in working with couples and relationships.
We believe professional relationship counselling should also feel human. Our aim is to provide a safe, approachable place where difficult conversations can happen without judgement and both people have the opportunity to be heard.
Relationship counselling fees & booking
We try to make starting relationship counselling as straightforward as possible.
$189 per 60 minute appointment.
You can book a private relationship counselling appointment directly with Vision.
Choose the counsellor, location and appointment format that work for you both.
Relationship counselling appointments are not eligible for Medicare rebates.
Frequently asked questions
Do we attend relationship counselling together or separately?
Most couples seeking relationship counselling attend together. However, counsellors may work differently depending on their approach and your circumstances.
If you are unsure whether to book together or individually, our admin team can help you choose an appropriate appointment.
Can relationship counselling save our relationship?
There is no guarantee that counselling will result in a couple staying together.
Relationship counselling can provide a structured place to understand what has been happening, communicate about difficult issues and consider what each of you wants moving forward.
For some couples this means working towards rebuilding their relationship. For others, counselling may help them gain clarity about their future.
What is the difference between relationship counselling, couples counselling and marriage counselling?
These terms are commonly used to describe counselling that focuses on difficulties within an intimate relationship.
You don’t need to be married to attend. Vision works with couples at different stages and in different types of committed relationships.
How many relationship counselling sessions will we need?
There isn’t a set number of appointments that every couple needs.
It will depend on what brings you to counselling, what you would like help with and how you choose to use the counselling process. You can discuss this with your counsellor as your sessions progress.
What if my partner doesn’t want to come to counselling?
You can still seek counselling individually if your partner doesn’t want to attend.
Individual counselling can give you a private place to explore what is happening in your relationship, how it is affecting you and what you would like to do next.
Can we attend relationship counselling online?
Yes. Telehealth relationship counselling is available for couples who prefer to attend online.
This can also be useful when distance, work commitments or FIFO arrangements make attending a Perth practice together difficult.
Do we need a GP referral?
No. You can book private relationship counselling directly with Vision without a GP referral.
Ready to talk things through?
Finding support shouldn’t be another difficult thing to deal with when your relationship already feels hard.
Browse our relationship counsellors, find someone who feels like they may be a good fit for both of you, and choose an appointment time that works.