Relationship and Marriage Counselling in Ballina, NSW
Browse Relationship and Marriage Counselling in Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Relationships
Katia Erokhina
Counsellor/Therapist, PACFA Certified Practicing Counsellor, Master’s-qualified Gestalt Psychotherapist
I help couples work through recurring arguments, communication problems, emotional distance, trust issues, and differences in intimacy, needs, or expectations. I also support couples where ADHD, autism, or different neurotypes affect how partners talk, handle conflict, and connect. We look at patterns like criticism, defensiveness, withdrawal, and the push-pull dynamic that can happen in relationships. Using approaches such as Gestalt psychotherapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFCT), the Gottman Method, and Relational Life Therapy (RLT), I guide partners to better understand each other, have tough conversations, heal after conflicts, and build stronger connections.
2 Years Experience
In-Person Near Ballina, NSW
Online in Ballina, NSW
Relationships
Counselling Mediation & Relationship Centre
Marriage and Family Therapist, B.Coun,Graddip Family Dispute resolution FDRP
Counselling can help a couple to:understand the relationship they currently share and how they feel about each other,
rediscover why they were attracted in the first place, find out what they want from their relationship and from each other,,
consider how both parties contribute to the current relationship, identify what they are prepared to do to make the relationship work.
16 Years Experience
Online in Ballina, NSW
Relationships
Catherine Broughton Counselling & Supervision
Counsellor/Therapist, GradCertDFVPrac, BCouns, B.A. MACA
Catherine supports couples in enhancing communication, strengthening connections, and resolving conflicts or relational stress.
8 Years Experience
Online in Ballina, NSW
Relationships
Michael Elwan
Registered Social Worker, PhD Candidate (Mental Health), MSW, GradCertMH, DipPsych, MBA
I support couples with communication difficulties, disconnection, breaches of trust and the pressures affecting their relationship.
I use Gottman Method Couples Therapy, developed by clinical psychologists Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman. It draws on more than 50 years of relationship research, and The Gottman Institute reports that the method has helped more than 100,000 couples.
We begin with a thorough assessment of your relationship, including questionnaires I provide at no extra cost. We then choose practical interventions to strengthen friendship, manage conflict and build shared meaning.
I have completed Level 1 and Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
Couples therapy starts with four assessment appointments: 90 minutes together, one 60-minute individual appointment with each partner, then 60 minutes together for feedback. Each partner completes relationship questionnaires separately and privately between the first joint appointment and their individual assessment appointment. Allow a couple of hours each. Relationship questionnaires included. No additional questionnaire fee.
First joint appointment: $345 for 90 minutes. Later appointments: $230 for 60 minutes.
The individual assessment appointments are part of couples work. Where individual work with one partner supports the couples work, I may offer it for a stated purpose and coordinate it with our joint sessions. Both partners need to know and agree, and I check this with each of you on your own. The same disclosure rule applies in both settings. Ongoing individual therapy, including trauma processing or EMDR, is considered case by case with my clinical supervisor.
6 Years Experience
Online in Ballina, NSW (Online Only)
Relationships
Anne-Lynn Teoh
Registered Psychotherapist, MoPC, BPsych (Hons), B.Sc. (Psych)
I work with couples and individuals experiencing recurring conflict, emotional disconnection, resentment and communication difficulties. Drawing on Relational Life Therapy (RLT), I look beneath the immediate argument to the patterns and protective strategies keeping you stuck, including the early attachment and family-of-origin experiences that shape how you reach for, or pull away from, the people closest to you. I go at a pace that suits you, and I also name what I can see. You are welcome to come with your partner, or on your own if your partner is not ready: much of the change that matters starts with understanding and shifting your own part in the pattern. Alongside this, we build practical relational skills: speaking clearly, really hearing each other, repairing after conflict, and holding boundaries that protect connection.
7 Years Experience
Online in Ballina, NSW
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Ballina, NSW Statistics
Relationship and Marriage Counseling therapists in Ballina, NSW average 15 years of experience and charge around $190 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (62%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (52%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (52%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$190
Accept insurance
58%
Offer sliding scale
46%
Gender ID
| 56% |
Female |
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| 40% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 70% |
In Person and Online |
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| 30% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 62% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 52% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 52% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 48% | Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) |
| 44% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 40% | Relational Psychotherapy |
| 40% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 96% | Adult |
| 70% | Young Adult |
| 64% | Senior |
| 46% | Teen |
| 28% | Children |
Client Focus
| 66% | Men |
| 62% | Women |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ |
| 50% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 36% | Buddhist |