COUNSELLING
Alex is a qualified and accredited by his professional association. He has many years’ experience in providing counselling services that assist individuals, couples and families to maintain or achieve relationship health. Get in touch today.
e-Counselling
Counselling is now more accessible than ever through our end-to-end encrypted Telehealth platform.
Healthy Relationship Solutions e-counselling does not require you to purchase or download apps or specific programs - we send you a link, you click on it, and we’re ready to talk!
Your privacy and security is very important to us, so we utilise Power Diary's Telehealth functionality. This is a peer-to-peer connection and is encrypted end-to-end. Just contact us at Healthy Relationship Solutions and we will guide you through this quick and convenient process.
Psychotherapy
Alex has relevant tertiary qualifications and many years’ experience in providing counselling services which assist individuals, couples and families to maintain or achieve relationship health.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
respect and dignity
evidence-based and professionally accountable practice
counselling agreement – focus only on what you would like attended to
an estimate of the number of sessions required to achieve your desired outcomes
Individual or intrapersonal counselling
My practice experience shows that many of clients struggle to identify specifically what they would like to address in counselling. Most, however, feel that something is out of balance in their life.
Contact with an HRS counsellor will:
assist you to identify specific psychological distress
provide clarity regarding your intrapersonal concerns
design, with your input, a plan of action to address your concerns
Some common reasons clients sought counselling with HRS include:
workplace matters, such as development of leadership skills, workload or workplace stress or career change
understanding and managing anger responses
grief and loss, including as a result of relationship breakdown
parenting teens
overcoming discrimination
to discuss their personal relationship concerns
confidence and self-esteem concerns
low mood, helplessness and powerlessness
Counselling for relationship intimacy and desire discrepancy
Play, intimacy and sex are normal aspects of adult relationships which are rarely discussed between partners. HRS clients are assisted to explore and communicate their expectations, and to develop and maintain mutually beneficial and respectful interactions with their partner.
Family and relationship counselling
Family and relationship counselling is available to:
couples who would like a relationship check-up
those navigating transitional periods such as becoming parents or parenting adolescents
couples and families experiencing tension or discord
What you can expect:
clarity about your relationship vision, and how to communicate and operationalise this
establish what each of you want from your relationship, and how to conjointly achieve a relationship plan
evaluate your individual contribution to the relationship, and the expectations you have of the other(s)
non-judgemental service
Counselling for separating/divorcing couples
HRS counsellors can assist you navigate this period of heightened emotions.
This may include understanding and dealing with:
grief and loss
developing a plan or “rules” to guide the period of time until the physical separation takes place
developing a plan for post-separation parenting
learning to be single again
Where required, HRS counsellors will assist with referrals to child hand-over services and provide you with information about network communities which provide mutual support.