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You can love each other and still become stuck. Conflict can become repetitive. One person pursues while the other withdraws. Conversations become defensive or go nowhere. Sex and affection change. Trust can be damaged. Sometimes couples simply realise they no longer feel as close as they once did. Many couples find themselves in the same patterns, feeling unheard, disconnected or unsure how to reconnect without things escalating.

Relationship counselling creates space to slow the pattern down and understand what's happening between you and better understand what is happening beneath the surface. You can begin to find healthier ways of communicating, responding and relating to one another.

At Terrain, couples work draws on the Gottman Method, attachment theory and emotion-focused approaches.

The work generally begins by understanding your relationship and what has brought you to counselling. From there, we identify the patterns that may be contributing to difficulties and explore strategies that are appropriate to your relationship and goals.

Take a step toward feeling more connected