This Hart therapist is a fully qualified, registered psychotherapist who supports men, women and couples with relationship issues, attachment disturbances, and trauma. He works with individuals and couples in both short term and long term psychotherapy and counseling.
As an integrative psychotherapist, he tailors his approach to suit your needs as a couple. Rather than viewing you as a list of symptoms or problems, he takes into account how external factors such as family, past relationship history, and even your lifestyle might be contributing to the challenges you’re facing.
As a couples counselor, this Hart therapist does not see himself as some kind of magician who has the magical solution to all of your problems. You might recognize the futility of trying to “force” someone to change their bad habits and improve themselves, like your parents, friends, or even your partner! Instead, he recognizes that the best therapy happens when clients are eager to work on their challenges, face their fears, and accept their shortcomings, in the context of relational safety. This places him squarely in the role of a facilitator, assisting you in the process rather than telling you what to do.
His approach is developmentally focused, which acknowledges how events in your early life and foundational relationships may now be impacting your relationships as an adult. He acknowledges the impact that trauma and attachment issues can have on your ability to trust and feel safe with your partner. Additionally, he is influenced by the Gottman Method, Imago Relationship Therapy, Mentalization-Based Therapy, and the Enneagram of personality.
He is passionate about helping you to formulate goals for therapy and your life together, and learning how to work as a team towards those goals. He aims to foster better communication between partners, and adopts a direct, yet compassionate style when engaging with his clients.
We’ve spent the past 20+ years helping over 25,000 couples 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 sooner.
ABOUT THE HART CENTRE
We are a large and ever-growing collective of over 170 relationship and marriage Psychologists, Counsellors, and Sex Therapists with a united passion for providing the highest-quality evidence-based marriage counselling, relationship counselling, and sex therapy in the country.
Our Melbourne team of specialised couples’ therapists have been specifically selected to join the Hart Centre based on their empathetic nature and their expertise of the nuances of couples counselling.
We know how emotionally draining and disruptive life feels when your relationship is in crisis. We can help you overcome these difficulties and rediscover your love again; helping you understand, resolve, and move forward is where our professional expertise lies.
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.
OUR THERAPISTS CAN HELP YOU IF…
You often feel unloved and distant from your partner
You or your partner has had an affair (in-person or online, physical or emotional)
You feel a power imbalance in the relationship
You or your partner are controlling
Poor communication or mismatched communication styles are impacting you
You feel you’re no longer in-love with your partner
You or your partner feels neglected or taken for granted
Childhood issues are interfering with your ability to be in a healthy relationship
You have mismatched parenting styles
If anger management issues are impacting the relationship
If you’re experiencing challenges in your sex life
If you feel you or your partner may have a porn or sex addiction
If you or your partner are exhibiting narcissistic behaviour traits
If you just want a check-up to ensure your relationship is healthy and balanced before getting married
HOW SUCCESSFUL IS OUR RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING?
A relationship in trouble is a painful experience, and we understand that our clients want to process their feelings, resolve their issues, and get back on track as quickly as possible.
Every couple is unique; however the one thing relationship turmoil has in common is that almost all of them can be managed or resolved with the help of effective counselling.
Feedback is very important to us to ensure our high standards of practice are maintained, and we are proud that over 93% of our clients have given us positive feedback, with our trained therapists having a positive effect on their relationships. Our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, a rarity in the counselling industry, further shows the utmost care we have for your experience.
HOW TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT
To inquire or book a session with us, please phone our Melbourne office on 03 9018 9567 or 1300 830 552 and our friendly receptionists will help you.