4 Essential Questions to Consider Before You Tie the KnotGetting Married? Hills District Marriage Counsellor Recommends to Have These Eye-Opening Conversations First. Marriage is an exciting new chapter in anyone’s life. Having a partner to travel through life with is motivating, because you can take on new adventures and challenges together. However, marriage is a…
4 Types of Attachment and How They Affect Your RelationshipsDiscover your Attachment Style Your attachment style may affect your relationship in ways that on the surface level may disguise as everyday stress or even personality. Attachment Theory describes how the bonds we form in childhood shape adult relationships, attributing particular behaviours in adulthood to childhood…
How to Reignite the Spark and Ensure it Stays AlightTry these strategies to maintain your relationship flame Relationships can be compared to a fire. They need the perfect balance of oxygen and kindling, before adding larger logs. They need stoking so the spark can transform into a warm, powerful fire. If you ignore or neglect…
Relationship Conflict: What is it? How to Manage and RepairLocking horns? Use these coping strategies to transform conflicts into an opportunity to improve connection. Conflict in relationships is often unavoidable. All relationships are expected to experience good times, and some not-so-good times. The good times can create happy memories and strong connections with your partner.…
Infidelity: What Do I Do If My Partner Has Cheated On Me?Gain an understanding of common emotions and coping strategies Trust is an essential component in a healthy relationship. So to discover that the trust you placed in your partner has been betrayed is an awful thing to come to terms with. You will likely…
What is relationship counselling?Pathways to find the right support for your relationship. How relationship counselling can help strengthen and deepen your relationships. What is relationship counselling? Relationship counselling, also known as couples therapy or marriage counselling, is a specialised practice that helps couples better understand their differences and/or perpetual conflicts to build a stronger foundation…
Get creative, unplug and reconnect these school holidays.School holiday lockdown ideas for all ages Can you believe that the 2022 summer school holidays are already here? For all the parents wondering what you’ll do with your kids these school holidays, we’ve created a list of creative unplugged ideas for you to draw upon. Technology…
7 ways to ensure your relationship weathers the Covid-19 lockdown storm. Taking all relationships back to basics It’s no surprise that negative impacts on relationships due to COVID-19 lockdown are significantly growing. Couples feel more stretched and stressed than ever before. The ongoing uncertainty surrounding lockdowns, homeschooling and job security is not helping. Many people…
What happens in relationship and marriage counselling?Your couples therapy questions answered I frequently receive calls enquiring about what happens in relationship and marriage counselling. And what they can expect in the first session. So I thought it was the perfect topic for a blog! Dealing with stress and conflict as a couple Couples are often…
Why social media is bad for mental health How do you know if social media is controlling your mood? What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Do you check your phone? Do you look for new messages, comments, Likes on Instagram, Facebook friend requests etc? Instead of being grateful…