Every relationship has its challenges, and a third-party perspective from a trained psychologist can give you and your partner a greater understanding of how to generate optimum resolution, improve communication, increase understanding, and minimise conflict. This will increase the quality and strength of your bond. A relationship does not have to be troubled in order to benefit from couples counselling.
Our approach to couples counselling
Ruane J. Lipkie, the founder of A Life Logic, has over 28 years of experience as a registered psychologist. Five of these years were spent working for Relationships Australia, and over this period, Ruane honed her skills and implemented methods and strategies specifically developed to improve many types of relationships. Above all else, Ruane’s approach to counselling focuses on understanding and compassion. Ruane will work with you and your partner to strengthen your relationship and devise strategies for conflict management, greater intimacy and clearer communication (using methods drawn from a range of proven psychology models).
The benefits of couples counselling
Whether you and your partner have been together for weeks, months, years or decades, couples counselling can benefit your relationship in several ways. These improvements include, but are not limited to:
- Improved communication
- Development of tools and strategies to improve relationships and manage conflict
- Reduced frequency of arguments
- Enhanced understanding of self and each other
- Revitalised intimacy and a restored sense of love and connection
- Clearer relationship goals and commitments
- Acknowledgement of buried emotions
- Acknowledgement of relationship strengths and increased resilience
- Reduction of dysfunctional/damaging relationship behaviours
- Healing of past wounds
- Greater emotional and physical intimacy
- Marriage counselling
The three C’s of a solid relationship
Three of the most important aspects of a successful and solid relationship are:
- Communication
- Compromise
- Commitment
Ruane’s supportive and tailored counselling approach and her range of counselling methodologies can help you and your partner strengthen the three Cs and more. Her approach to counselling, which operates under the necessary principles of best practice, has helped hundreds of couples overcome their grievances, increase their bond and achieve the relationship they deserve.