When our relationship takes a turn for the worst, it's difficult to unpack what went wrong and/or whether we want to stay or go.
Relationship counselling
or
marriage counselling, provides you with the tools necessary to work through these challenges.
You Will Get Through This.
What started out as Romeo and Juliet, has somehow ended up nothing like that. Long silences, constant arguments and mutual resentment can leave us feeling unwanted and unloved; or you might even be feeling lonely in a relationship. You reach a point where you just can’t take it, but you continue to try again (over and over). If you feel your partner is rejecting you or not respecting you, the hurt can become painfully real. If you fear there might be someone else, it can be soul destroying. Whether the relationship is strained, or has become truly toxic, talking about it with a therapist can give you the insight and courage you need right now.
Therapy can help you to reflect on your relationship. Looking at the ways you communicate, differing values or unhelpful thought patterns, can help you to make repairs to the relationship that could transform it.
Depending on your issues, we may decide to figure out what’s making you want to leave, and what’s making you feel you need to stay. Weighing up the pros and cons can help us in the decision-making process. Working out what you truly want to do is the first step. We can then develop a strategy to move forward, whether that’s to stay or to go.
Another important part of our work together is in helping you regain your confidence so you can make an assertive decision that’s right for you, and your life. Ultimately sharing your relationship story can help you learn and grow in the direction you choose – making repairs or hitting the road.
If face to face appointments in Sydney CBD or inner suburbs are unsuitable for you, we can also provide online relationship counselling via phone or zoom.
"You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity."
- Epicurus
Starting therapy can be a big step and you'll likely have plenty of questions. I’ve put together an FAQs page to get you started, and you can always message me with anything I haven’t addressed.
In the spirit of reconciliation, Beverley Stewart - Counselling / Psychotherapy / Groups acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.