Marriage Counselling Mornington Peninsula
Convenient McCrae Location for Couples Counselling
Looking for an experienced marriage counsellor on the Mornington Peninsula?
I specialise in Couples Counselling and help couples online & in-person.
I see couples all over the peninsula, and from nearby suburbs including:
- Mornington
- Mount Eliza
- Frankston
- Cranbourne
- Dandenong
- Narre Warren
- Berwick
- And all of the south east suburbs of Melbourne.
So whether you’re looking for Marriage Counselling online, in-person, or a mix of both, I can help you when & where you need.
My private and comfortable counselling space in McCrae is perfect for couples around Melbourne looking for confidential marriage counselling.
You may also be interested in my Couples Counselling Retreat option.
Get directions, and see our location at 3 Russell St, McCrae on Google Maps.
Specialist Couples Counsellor
- Trained & experienced - Specialising only in Couples Counselling.
- Friendly, professional and compassionate support to help you through this difficult time.
- Convenient online sessions via Zoom for effective Marriage Counselling. All from the comfort of home!
- Private in-person sessions at our spacious McCrae location. Ideal for nearby couples and retreats.
- Expert support and personalised therapies to help you & your relationship in the most effective way.
Get in Touch
Call Jacqui now for a free short chat about what’s going on for you, or leave your details for Jacqui to give you a call back, 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.
Request a Call-back
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 horseman' - 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 or empathy your relationship is disconnected. With no shared hopes and dreams, 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 skins your relationship, and 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
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 Marriage 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 Marriage 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
