Relationship & Marriage Counselling Canberra

While every couple’s situation is different, feedback we have received from our clients is 93% have positively reported that they found counselling with our psychologists beneficial to their relationship.

We know that most couples want to find out the cause of their particular relationship problem, resolve them quickly, and then move onto bigger and better things, and that is what we focus on.

Under our expert guidance, you will gain a deeper understanding of your unique relationship difficulties and are given options and actions to help you become “unstuck” and move toward your relationship potential.

The choice of relationship psychologist you make is important. It can help to keep in mind that relationship, marriage and couples counselling is a very specialised field of psychology.

At The Hart Centre Canberra, we ensure that all of our specialist relationship therapists take part in both our Initial training as well as our annual In-House conferences, where we bring in relationship and marriage experts to speak, from around the world.

For you to get the best results from counselling as possible, there needs to be a combination of two elements. Firstly, the psychologist needs to be experienced and knowledgeable in the field of relationships; and secondly, a good ‘therapeutic relationship’ should be developed. This simply means that you and your partner feel supported and understood by the psychologist, and that you trust them.

To help you make this decision, on each of our psychologists’ profiles we include in-depth overviews of experience and qualifications, so you can feel comfortable with the psychologist you would be seeing, before booking an appointment.

No-on goes into a relationship planning on having problems, but when they start to go wrong, it can really impact the whole of our lives.

Many of us weren’t given a great role model for healthy relationships and this topic is not taught in schools, so most of us are trying to do our best with limited know- how on how to make our relationship better.

Most couples feel, when their relationship is struggling, that they can’t feel much of the love any more, and the connection they onced loved and valued so much, has wained. Others can feel that they have somehow lost themselves in their relationship, and don’t know who they are anymore.

And you can fall into the trap of pushing each others buttons, and not communicating in loving and effective ways,  creating a negative cycle that is very difficult to extricate yourself from.

No – most Canberra practices accept self-referrals. You can book directly at our Forrest, Narrabundah, Kingston, or Watson locations, or online from anywhere in the ACT.

Your Canberra therapist will learn about your goals, surface recurring patterns (e.g., escalating arguments, withdrawal), agree on priorities, and map next steps. Expect a calm, structured conversation focused on safety and clarity for both partners.

Yes. Individual sessions can help you stabilise emotions, clarify needs, and prepare for joint work – useful when a partner is unsure or timing is tricky.

If you’re stuck in repeat conflicts, feeling distant, or rebuilding after a breach of trust, starting sooner prevents patterns from hardening. (Many couples wait years before seeking help – acting early helps.)

Yes – Canberra therapist work with married, de facto, LGBTQIA+, culturally diverse, and blended families, focusing on respect and inclusion.

Yes. Counselling can support a respectful decision process and co-parenting plans if separation is chosen, or a structured reconnection plan if you decide to stay.