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 could be looking for help for your relationship, with an anxiety problem or stress, or perhaps low mood or depression. Whatever the cause of concern, there’s good news: clinical counselling has proven to help people with complaints such as anxiety and depression. And importantly also, relationship counselling for marriage or couple issues is also a validated therapy for helping couples improve the quality of their relationship.

Counselling: How does it work?
There are several different modalities that counsellors are able to employ to help you. The therapy they choose will depend on the counsellors training and their assessment of your issues. Some of the best validated treatments for anxiety and depression include cognitive behavioural therapy. This therapy works to look at behaviours and thoughts that currently increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this patterned or habitual reaction. For example, those who experience anxiety could be telling themselves things such as: ‘I won’t be able to make it’, or “I will be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am”. Such thoughts are recognised together with your therapist, and new, positive self-representations are now employed to challenge these beliefs. With continued practice and some skills training like relaxation, great results are experienced by most people.

Can relationship counselling really help my marriage?

It’s important to realise that relationships go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to a maturing of the relationships. For most couples, as a relationship matures, so do lifestyle demands and responsibility, be it 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 – often into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling enables each person to learn to calm their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and bring out into the open any underlying needs that are not satisfactory. Partners can learn 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 identified.

What issues can therapists help with?

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

How do I choose a counsellor or psychologist?

Contact a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. These licenced mental health professionals can help you to overcome your emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can find 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 – counselling services including, cognitive behavior therapy, general counselling, psychology and marriage counselling Sydney. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.

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