We offer marriage and relationship counselling services
in over 190 locations all over Australia.
Whatever you’re working through, our relationship counselling Canberra team is here to support you – see all our locations across the city.
We’ve spent the past 20+ years helping over 83,000+ clients rediscover their happiness after having lost their way, through effective relationship and marriage counselling.
Your relationship deserves a couple’s therapist who is understanding and experienced in helping couples in turmoil quickly get to the core of their issues, to begin the healing process.
Here at The Hart Centre, we have a fantastic group of over 200+ relationship and marriage Psychologists, Counsellors, and Sex Therapists who share a passion for providing the best evidence-based marriage counselling, relationship counselling, and sex therapy in the country.
Our ever-growing Canberra team of specialised couples’ therapists have been specifically selected to join the Hart Centre based on their unwavering empathy and their extensive knowledge and experience of couples counselling.
We understand how distressing and confusing relationship troubles feel, and we’re truly sorry you have had to experience such pain. Our united goal at The Hart Centre is to work with you to identify the underlying causes of your relationship distress, and help you rebuild your relationship into a new and mature loving bond.
Couples counselling is a highly specialised field that is ever evolving. To ensure you are receiving the very latest and best care, we provide ongoing yearly professional development training to our group of Hart Certified therapists in the latest world-class relationship methodologies.
Nobody goes into a relationship expecting problems, but when things start going wrong, it can really impact every aspect of our lives. Many of us weren’t given great role models for healthy relationships, so most of us are trying to do our best with limited know-how on how to make our relationship the best it can be. When a relationship is struggling, people can’t feel much of the love anymore, and the connection they once loved and valued so much has waned. Others feel they don’t know themselves anymore for they have ‘lost themselves’ in the relationship. It can then be easy to fall into the trap of pushing one another’s buttons and not communicating effectively and lovingly, creating a negative cycle that is difficult to extricate yourself from.
When a partner chooses to look beyond their relationship and develop another connection with someone, this causes a huge amount of pain for the partner whose agreement of monogamy has been betrayed. This is an extremely difficult time, but a skilled therapist can help you navigate and work through the issues involved and gradually, with time, grow into a relationship that is even better than the one you had before.
Communication issues are one of the main causes of relationship discontent. Most couples find that over time their communication starts to slip and become a problem. We all want to speak and be really heard, but when you are having relationship problems, most people complain their partner is not listening. This, in turn, usually means they don’t feel inclined to listen to the other partner, which leads to a lose-lose situation where both talk and nobody listens. Learning how to express your honest thoughts and feelings in a way that your partner truly listens to is a learned skill and is crucial to leading a happy and fulfilling relationship. We can show you how this can be done in simple ways.
Every couple has conflict, because we are two different people; but it is important to be able to resolve the conflict that comes up in a reasonable time and not let it fester away and simmer for years. Doing this leads to hidden resentments, which is the primary cause of a loss of love between you over time.
While every couple’s situation is unique, we are proud to say that the feedback we receive from our clients is 93% positive, in that the therapist has assisted them to work through their issues to create a better relationship together. We know that most couples simply want to find out the cause of their relationship problems, resolve them quickly, and move on to bigger and better things, and that is what we focus on.
Under our expert guidance, you will gain a deeper understanding of your relationship and will be given options to help you become ‘unstuck’ and move towards your relationship’s true potential.
To enquire or book a session with our therapist in Forrest, please phone our office on 1300 830 552 and our friendly receptionists will help you.
Phone: 1300 830 552
Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:00am – 8:00pm
Directions: Forrest, ACT, 2603
Appointments with Psychologists may be eligible for Medicare & Private Health Insurance Rebates.
Our counselling sessions can help you:
Hear from individuals and couples who’ve experienced change through our professional counselling. Their stories reflect the care and support we deliver.
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Very easy booking process to navigate, website has an excellent layout and very informative with lot’s of information regarding the therapists and the services offered! Thank you
A.B
Albert Park, Adelaide SA
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The Hart Centre, namely Nicole made the process very easy, friendly, professional and above all else made the process of ensuring my relationship continue. Which means the world to me. Thank you Hart Centre and thank you Nicole.
A.C
Canterbury, Melbourne VIC
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The almost immediate response after my enquiry was really comforting in a difficult time! The booking process incredibly easy and the receptionist I had was lovely and compassionate and made me feel like I could have complete trust in the service I was booking! Thank you!
A.K
Frankston, Melbourne VIC
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As a Hart Therapist, I have been extremely well supported in my professional practice through a responsible and client-focused referral process.
Anita
Camberwell
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Alex went above and beyond to facilitate an urgent clinical psychologist for my very fragile son. The team at HART are kind , caring and empathetic and for this, I’ll be forever grateful.
B.J
Hawthorn, Melbourne VIC
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Easy booking system and recommended therapist process is intuitive and helpful.
C.A
Joslin, Adelaide SA
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Paul has a different approach to previous counselors I’ve seen, first I was a little unsure but over time I find the methods used are extremely effective. I am in a much better place. Paul is flexible and has a variety of available times work in with schedules.
C.M
Belair, Adelaide SA
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Booked my first session. Looking forward to session. The team are lovely and are really helpful and answer all questions.
C.M
Werribee, Melbourne VIC
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Great easy to talk to a very save place to allow yourself to heal and let go and grow.
C.P
Spring Hill, Brisbane QLD
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I love working with The Hart Centre. I feel that I am a part of a team and a network, and the ladies are extremely efficient in making the booking process smooth.
Chris
Mt Gravatt
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I feel very much a part of The Hart Centre. I think that’s because they always reply to emails and get onto things – the staff are fantastic! I don’t feel isolated at all but rather part of the family, one of the many cogs in the HC.
Charley
Mt Lawley
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I was very Comfortable with Terry and her Dog, I felt at ease and the session went really quickly thanks for making it easy on me from Debbie
D.O
Narre Warren, Melbourne VIC
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Carolyn was brilliant. She was easy to connect with and me feel valued.
D.S
Barwon Heads, Melbourne VIC
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Fantastic service answering all my questions couldn’t rate the service highly enough.
G.K
Belair, Adelaide SA
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Booking process was quick & easy. Customer service call was pleasant & helpful.
J.B
Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast QLD
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I honestly believe The Hart Centre saved my marriage – thank you, thank you, thank you. We were at breaking point, but our therapist Chris helped us rebuild in ways we never thought possible. We’re happier now than we ever have been.
J.D
Bulimba, QLD
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The receptionist was very professional and the process has been very easy. Communication has been great with the whole staff. Definitely recommend them!
J.H
Belair, SA
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The Hart Centre is excellent! I have worked with them for years and most of my clients are from them. I don’t like to do marketing and it’s an expensive business, so I allocate my marketing budget in my accounts to them because I get a steady stream of work.
Kathrine
Perth
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Spoke with Hailey, she was really great. I am looking forward to my first session with Kari.
KD
Bundall, Gold Coast QLD
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The booking process was fast and seamless! I received an email with their availability within an hour and was able to confirm my booking right away.
L.F
Carine, Perth WA
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I have been working with the Hart Centre since its very early days and it has been a great asset to building my practice as a couple’s therapist. I have always found Julie Hart to be very fair in her business approach, and the reception staff are supportive & responsive.
Mandy
Carlton North
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Seamless booking process, at a hard time I was looking for a simple, clear and positive platform and this certainly delivered.
N.C
Brighton East, Melbourne VIC
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I’m happy to be part of such a supportive environment. It’s deeply satisfying to be able to help people, especially to be able to support people when they are going through a difficult time or in need of guidance. It’s incredibly rewarding to know that I’ve helped match a client with the right therapist, and in doing so, helped begin a supportive and healing relationship for both.
Nicole
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Being such a sensitive situation to go through, I found their booking process very easy to use. Their information was very informative and helped me to make my appointment with confidence.
P.I
Garfield, Melbourne VIC
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Found an amazing contact with the help from the Hart Centre. Terrific platform. Thanks HC team.
S.R
Prahran, Melbourne VIC
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I have been with The Hart Centre for several years now and can’t speak more highly of the service.
Sanja
Hampton
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They replied to me quickly and were extremely helpful when I had questions. Highly recommend.
T.E
Stones Corner, Brisbane QLD
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My husband and I recently did a few counselling sessions with William. I have never been to counselling previously and found Williams approach very empathetic whilst holding us to account. We felt very comfortable with William which made the process so much easier to manoeuvre through as it is not always easy to express yourself to a stranger. Would highly recommend William for any counselling.
T.H
Deception Bay, QLD
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I have been working with the Hart Centre since 2013. Since then I have had countless opportunities to experience first-hand the professionalism, efficiency and most importantly the humanistic ethos of the Hart Centre.
Tony
Moonee Ponds
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They do all the hard stuff for you so it’s really not stressful at all they book they make everything so easy
Tyson
Moonee Ponds, Melbourne VIC
Your relationship matters. For over 20 years, we’ve helped over 83,000 clients as Australia’s leading couples counselling group. With over 200+ Hart Centre Certified therapists, finding yours is easy.
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