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Couples & Marriage Counselling in Melbourne

If you feel out of sync, distant, or not quite yourselves, counselling can help restore understanding, connection, and a shared way forward.

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A couple rowing together in a small wooden boat on a calm river

Couples come to counselling for many reasons: the same argument on repeat, feeling more like housemates than partners, a big life change, or simply wanting to look after a relationship that matters. Sessions are calm and structured, and the counsellor is on the side of the relationship rather than either person.

The practice is at 450 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC, close to Templestowe, Bulleen, Balwyn, Box Hill and Kew and about 20 minutes from Melbourne's CBD. If getting here is hard, the same sessions run online.

You might be noticing

You talk, but it feels like you are not being heard
Small things turn into the same old argument
You feel more like housemates than partners
A big change (a baby, a move, a loss) has knocked you off course

How counselling can help

Understand the pattern

We look at what happens between you, not who is to blame, so the cycle becomes easier to see and step out of.

Find a shared rhythm

Practical ways to talk, listen and make decisions together again.

Reconnect

Making room for warmth, humour and closeness alongside the hard conversations.

Common questions

Is couples counselling only for married couples?

No. Couples counselling is for any couple: dating, engaged, married, de facto, separated or co-parenting, including same-sex and transgender couples. Marriage counselling is simply couples counselling for married partners.

Where can I find couples counselling in Melbourne?

Midstream Counselling is at 450 Doncaster Road, Doncaster VIC 3108, with easy access from the Eastern Freeway and buses along Doncaster Road. Sessions are also available online anywhere in Australia.

Do we need a referral for couples counselling?

No. You can book directly online, without a GP referral or a mental health care plan.

Ready when you are.

The first step is simply a conversation. In the room or online.