
How couples therapy helps
You don’t need to be in crisis to come. Addressing things sooner usually makes them easier to resolve.

We don’t take sides — we help you move forward as a team
Our psychologists offer 50-minute sessions working with you and your partner together. Rather than taking sides, we help you both feel understood and give you practical tools to move forward as a team.
For ethical reasons, if one or both partners also want individual therapy, we recommend that’s provided by a separate psychologist so your couples and individual work stay distinct — we’ll help you arrange this.
You might recognise some of these
Couples come to therapy at every stage — not only when things feel close to breaking. You might be:
Wherever you are, couples therapy gives you a calm, neutral space to slow things down and understand each other again.
What to expect when you begin
In your first couples session, your psychologist will hear from both of you — what’s brought you in, how each of you sees things, and what you’d each like to be different. The aim isn’t to decide who’s right; it’s to understand the pattern you’re caught in and start to shift it.
From there you’ll work on practical communication and connection skills you can use straight away. Couples sessions are often a little longer than individual ones, and how many you’ll need depends on your goals — something you’ll shape together as you go.
Straightforward to begin — and more affordable than many expect
Investing in your relationship is worthwhile — and simple to arrange.
There’s no referral needed to start. You can book online in a couple of minutes or send an enquiry, and our team will help you find the right appointment and psychologist for what you’re facing.
Please note that Medicare rebates are not available for couples therapy — under a Mental Health Care Plan, rebates apply to individual sessions only. You’ll find our current couples therapy fees on our Fees & Rebates page. If you hold private health extras cover, you may be able to claim through that instead (you can’t claim both for the same session).
We see clients in person at our Bundall clinic — Upton Professional Suites, Level 1, 105 Upton Street — just minutes from Surfers Paradise, Southport, Broadbeach and Benowa, with easy parking on site. Prefer to meet from home? We also offer secure telehealth appointments right across Australia.
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