How does Relationship Therapy Work?

Does relationship counselling work? How about individual therapy for anxiety and depression. Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney, a leading service provider, answers your questions about counselling therapy.

A common question asked by our clients is: ’Does counselling really work?’ Like our clients, you could be looking for help with your relationship, with anxiety or stress, or perhaps low mood or depression. Whatever the reasons causing your concern, there’s good news: clinical counselling has proven to clearly help people with complaints such as anxiety and depression. Moreover, relationship counselling for marriage or couple issues is a helpful therapy for assisting couples to improve their relationship.

Counselling: How does it work?
There are a number of types of treatments which counsellors are able to use to help you. The therapy they choose will largely depend on a counsellors training and their judgement of your issue. Some of the best validated treatments for anxiety and depression include cognitive behavioural therapy. This treatment works by thinking in depth about behaviours and thoughts that generally increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this habitual or patterned reaction. For example, those who experience anxiety may tell themselves things such as: ”I will never make it”, or ”I will be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am”. Such beliefs are recognised together with your therapist, and changed, more accurate self-representations are now employed to challenge these beliefs. With continued practice and perhaps some skills training like relaxation, very good results are experienced by most people.

Can relationship counselling help my marriage?
It’s important to realise that relationships go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to the many stages of maturing of the relationships. For most couples, as the relationship matures, so do lifestyle demands and responsibility, whether it’s in the form of increased work pressure or children coming into the family, etc. As these common pressures increase, the partners in the relationship may no longer be able to accommodate the other’s emotional needs, and conflict may develop - perhaps into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling enables each partner to learn to soothe their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and name any underlying needs that are not satisfactory. Partners are able to begin to negotiate what they can do for each other and which demands may need to go unmet. A new, more realistic life plan is recognised and can be worked with.

What issues can our therapists help with?
Therapists and psychologists are familiar with helping through a wide range of issues including anxiety or stress, depression or sadness, couple and marriage issues, grief and bereavement, addictions, anger management, eating disorders and many other complaints of modern living.

How should I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Get in touch with a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. These licenced mental health professionals can work with you to overcome your emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can get assistance from the professional body which registers psychologists or counsellors in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney can connect you with a registered therapist near you.

Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney - psychologist services including, cognitive behaviour therapy, general counselling, psychology and marriage counselling. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.

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