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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.

It’s commonly asked by clients is: ”Does counselling really work?” Like our clients, you may be looking for help with your relationship, with anxiety or stress, or maybe low mood or depression. Whatever the reasons causing 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 helping couples improve their relationship.

Counselling: How does it work?
There are many different modalities that counsellors are able to employ to help you. The chosen mode will largely depend on the counsellors training and their assessment of your problem. Treatment for anxiety and depression can include cognitive behavioural therapy. This therapy works by thinking in depth about behaviours and thoughts that currently increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this patterned or habitual response. For instance, people who experience anxiety could be telling themselves things such as: ”I will never make it”, or ‘I’ll be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am’. Such thoughts are recognised together with your therapist, and altered, positive self-representations are used to challenge these beliefs. With ongoing practice and perhaps some skills training like relaxation, positive results are experienced by most people.

Can relationship counselling help my marriage?
Relationships are fluid -they go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to a maturing of the relationships. For many 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 pressures increase, the partners in a relationship may no longer be able to accommodate each other’s emotional needs, and conflict may develop – usually into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling helps each person to learn to calm their own distress, and at the same time learn to identify and name the underlying needs that are not being met. Partners 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 identified.

What issues can therapists help with?
Therapists and psychologists are trained to assist you 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 can I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Contact a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. Licenced mental health professionals are able to work with you to overcome emotional challenges. Whatever country you are in you can get assistance from the professional body which registers counsellors or psychologists in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney are able to offer details of a registered therapist near you.

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