Counselling can help couples to:

· Understand themselves and each other better.

· Learn which patterns and behaviours are destructive.

· Practice evidence-based behaviours that are shown to improve   relationship quality.

· Improve communication. 

· Learn to reach for each other emotionally, asking for safety, testing trust.

· Learn to receive each other emotionally, creating safety, providing trust.

· Build stronger friendship.

· Increase intimacy. 

· Process betrayals and affairs. 

· Learn about addiction.

· Ease or eliminate depression. 

· Reduce and manage anxiety symptoms. 

· Compassionately process trauma. 

· Experience increased resilience in the face of challenges.

· Grow individually. 

· Use new your found energy to live healthier. 

· Enjoy a happier experience of life.

How long counselling takes varies widely from couple to couple. We cover a lot in couples therapy; there is often individual personal growth that needs to happen in addition to relational work. Be prepared that this process takes time.