Couples & Families
Our team has extensive experience supporting families through family transitions (single parenting, co-parenting, separation), relationship counselling, family therapy, inter-generational trauma, and family and domestic violence. We are thrilled to establish Ace Psychology, where we can utilise a holistic, multi-allied health, trauma informed, culturally aware approach to support children, parents and the family systems.
Ace Psychology is pleased to extend its services to couples and families, recognising the crucial role that relationships play in overall well-being. Our Couples and Family Counseling program is designed to provide a supportive and constructive space for couples and families to navigate challenges, enhance communication, and build stronger, healthier connections.
Whether you’re facing specific challenges or seeking to enhance the overall quality of your family life, we provide a compassionate and professional space for growth and positive change.
Our couples and family relationship therapy sessions aim to provide the best possible support to assist you in your interpersonal relationships to improve communication, understanding, relationship dynamics, areas of concern, and connectedness. Each relationship or family system is unique, and the dynamics of the individuals will determine the specific needs and approaches, however the common objectives include:
- Improving communication. This is a primary aspect of any relationship and interaction. This involves learning to express thoughts, communicate feelings and needs in a manner that is understandable to your significant other or family member. This will also include learning to listen and hear what is being communicated to you in return.
- Resolving conflict
- Building trust and intimacy
- Addressing family dynamics
- Promoting understanding and empathy
- Fostering compassion
- Enhancing parenting skills
- Managing life transitions
- Healing from trauma or loss
- Promoting healthy boundaries
- Enhancing overall family functioning
Interventions and approaches used will vary depending on the individual members of the relationship and family. Each intervention plan is unique and personalized, but may include:
- Communication skills training and strategies
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Structural Family Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy
- Parenting skills training
- Mindfulness Techniques
- Clinical interviewing
- Mindfulness Interviewing
- CBT
- Genogram
- Psychodynamic Therapies
- Psychoeducation
