Marriage Counselling Melbourne
Looking for a Couples Counsellor Near Melbourne?
Jacqui is an experienced couples counsellor in McCrae on the Mornington Peninsula, just an easy hour drive from Melbourne.
Jacqui’s private and comfortable counselling space is perfect for couples therapy, and is easily accessed by the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.
Weekend appointment times are available, perfect for a therapeutic escape from the city.
In-Person Sessions & Couples Counselling Online
Melbourne based couples can start couples counselling online, or choose to see Jacqui in person at her McCrae location on the Mornington Peninsula.
- Repair your relationship with Jacqui at her private McCrae location. Just south of Melbourne.
- Connect online with Jacqui via Zoom for convenient and effective couples counselling from the comfort of home.
- Longer 90 minute sesions allow space for deep work to acheive breakthroughs and work through difficult, sensitive & complex themes.
- Experience the benefits of a 2-day couples counselling retreat. Repair your relationship with 'intensive marriage therapy'. Relax & stay on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula.
Get in Touch
What's Going on For You...
Call Jacqui now for a free short chat about what’s going on for you, or request a callback using the form below.
If Jacqui feels she can help you, you’ll be invited to book a 90 minute discovery session, with you and your partner.
Your discovery session is a welcome relief. It’s a positive experience for most couples, and you’ll feel much more at ease, and hopeful for the future.
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Questions?
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For Couples in Distress
It’s time to get professional help to end the suffering in your marriage.
I help couples with multiple and complex issues harming your relationship. This includes…
Ongoing Conflict
Out-of-control arguments and escalating conflict is damaging to your relationship, and those around you, including children.
Broken Trust & Betrayal
Broken trust, lies and betrayal are particularly damaging for your relationship. It's no surprise infidelity is a leading cause of separation & divorce.
Negative Sentiment
Constantly seeing the negative in your partner and harbouring resentment toward them erodes the connection in your relationship. Left unchecked you will drift further apart and find it increasingly difficult to communicate and see eye to eye.
Broken Communication
Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness & Stonewalling are clear signs of broken communication. Known as the 'four horsemen' - they're especially destructive and will tear your relationship apart.
Severed Connection
Mismatched values, different goals, and a different life direction all lead to disconnection. With no passion and care, your relationship is disconnected. With no shared hopes and dreams to keep the relationship alive, there's little to look forward to but a life of unending misery.
Avoidant Behaviour
Avoiding the problems in your relationship is a heavy burden to carry and eventually wears you down. Depression, sadness, poor sleep and low energy are all common signs of carrying a burden. Many will seek comfort and solace outside the relationship, but the problems remain.
Lingering Resentment
Disturbed by lingering resentment can feel like a sharp stone in your shoe. It's there every step of the way, and gnaws away at any joy and happiness in your life. Avoid it or distract yourself as much as you like, ongoing resentment can 'drive you crazy' and is detrimental to your mental health and quality of life.
Unrelenting Pressure & Stress
Stress and pressure from work, family, finances, children, and health issues to name a few all compound on a daily basis. The unrelenting pressure and stress takes a toll on your relationship. Left unmanaged, stress spills over as destructive patterns of behaviour, destabilising the relationship.
Unfulfilled Dreams & Desires
Frustration and unfulfilled dreams leave you feeling like life is passing you by. As the days and years roll by, you're left feeling unfulfilled and running out of hope. As desperation and loneliness creep in, your relationship is at risk of being de-railed.
Repair Your Relationship
Turn your relationship around with effective couples therapy and be supported to save your marriage.
Reduce Conflict in Your Relationship
De-escalte conflict and manage your emotions. Process underlying issues calmly and welcome a new way of communicating.
Rebuild Trust & Support Each Other
Process infidelity, betrayal and broken trust in a safe space. Move through feelings of grief, shame & guilt toward forgiveness. Create a healthy space in your relationship with new standards to support each other, talk, empathise, forgive, understand and recover.
Cherish & Respect Each Other
Dissolve negative sentiment and release negative thoughts and feelings clouding your relationship. Break free from unhelpful patterns and behaviours suffocating your relationship. Invite positive sentiment into your relationship and see the 'good' in your partner more often. Feel closer, happier, accepted and loved.
Healthy Communication
It's crucial the 'four horseman' are eliminated from your relationship as soon as possible. In fact it's essential, for the healing work to begin. After slaying the four horseman, you'll discover how to have only healthy and respectful conversations, with a focus on feeling heard and being understood.
Create Warm Connection
Discover your shared values. Create new rituals of connection. Feel heard by your partner. Be valued, and support each other. Find common ground and know how to resolve tension before it becomes a problem.
Taking Responsibility
Empowerment comes through taking responsibility. Disrupt negative thought patterns, and retire old beliefs. Sharpen your character, identity, and find your reason to change and live in alignment with your empowering set of values to achieve peace, harmony & fulfilment in your relationship.
Find Forgiveness & Acceptance
Let go of the past and find forgiveness for peace and relationship repair. Create hope for the future and an inspiring life vision together based on new trust building behaviours.
Reduce Stress with Love & Kindness
Manage stress with love & kindness. Find healthy outlets and create boundaries to protect your relationship. Support each other and work together as a team to get through difficult times.
Fulfilment & Life Balance
Keep your relationship on track with a renewed sense of self-awareness & relational-awareness. Create a fulfilling vision for the future together and achieve a Life Balance that fulfils each others needs. Tune into each other's needs and explore ways to strengthen the love and bond you share.
Change is Just a Conversation Away
Client Success Stories
About Jacqui
Jacqui is a warm and compassionate Couples Counsellor with over 22 years of counselling experience. Jacqui tailors her approach to your needs and preferred learning style.
Jacqui draws upon a lifetime of experience and specialist training. Her most significant Couples Counselling related training includes:
- Gottman Therapy – Level 3
- Relational Life Therapy, Terry Real – Level 3
- Emotionally Focused Therapy – Esther Perel
- Treating Affairs & Trauma – Gottman Institute
- Multi-generational Trauma: Treating the Past to Heal the Present – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- Working with Infidelity and Making Love Work – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- The Relational Brain – Terry Real & Julianne Shore, Relational Life Institute
- Staying in Love – The Art of Fierce Intimacy, Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
- Grandiose Women and Shut Down Men – Terry Real, Relational Life Institute
Formal education
- Bachelor of Social Work (BASW) – Latrobe University
- Diploma of Counselling Psychology – Ampersand Australia, 2009
