Couples Counselling Adelaide
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Soul Counselling · Couples Sessions · Adelaide
Room to reconnect, for Adelaide couples finding their way back to each other
Christina Feyes is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services who works with couples right across Adelaide and Australia, online and by phone. She stays impartial and never takes sides, blending clinical care with quiet intuition to help two people feel heard and begin healing together.
Book a free 15-minute assessment →Research suggests couples often wait around six years from the first sign of trouble before they reach out for support, by which time small hurts have hardened into set patterns. It helps to know you are not unusual either, because ABS figures for 2020 to 2022 show about 21.6 percent of South Australians experienced a mental health condition in a single year, so many Adelaide couples are quietly carrying more than they let on.
Sources: The Gottman Institute; ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing, 2020 to 2022.
Five-star Google reviews
Couples keep saying the same thing.
A few sessions in, most couples say the dynamic they couldn’t shift on their own has started to move.
“After a few couple’s sessions with my fiancé, I’m thoroughly impressed with Christina’s intuitive abilities. Her unique approach has been transformative for both of us.”
“The session created real change for me. I felt the shifts straight away — and interestingly my partner, who wasn’t in the session, also experienced an energetic shift later that day.”
“I deal with conflict in my relationships a lot better now. It’s an amazing feeling to look back and see how far I’ve come.”
A simpler healing path
How couples work together
Every couple arrives with their own story, yet the shape of the work is steady and gentle. Here is what sessions with Christina tend to look like.
The pattern beneath the arguments
Most couples are not really fighting about the dishes or the calendar. There is usually a loop underneath, one reaches and the other retreats, or both brace and go quiet. Christina helps you name that pattern out loud, so the two of you can see it working against you rather than seeing each other as the problem.
A safe and structured space
A session is not another version of the argument you have at home. It is a calm, guided conversation where each of you gets to speak and actually be heard, without it tipping over. Christina holds the structure so the harder things can finally be said gently, and so neither of you has to carry the whole weight of keeping the peace.
Together, or one of you first
You do not both have to be ready on day one. Many couples begin together, and just as many begin with one partner while the other watches from a distance and joins later. The free 15-minute assessment is simply where you work out the next small step, with no pressure and nothing to lose.
No pressure
What if my partner is not ready yet
You can begin on your own. It is one of the most common ways couples work starts, and it is far from a lost cause. When one person shifts how they show up, the whole dynamic between you starts to move too. Christina can help you see what is yours to carry, what belongs to the relationship, and what genuinely needs to change, whether or not your partner is in the room yet.
Honestly, the couples who get the most from this work are rarely the ones who felt certain. They were unsure it would help, unsure it was worth it, unsure their partner would even come. They simply took the free 15 minutes and let the rest unfold from there. Christina is not a magic fix, she is a steady guide while the two of you do the real work.
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Reading for the in-between moments
Between sessions, it can help to have something honest and practical to sit with. The Soul Counselling blog explores connection, conflict, rebuilding trust and the everyday work of staying close, written in the same warm and non-blaming voice you will meet in a session.
Read the couples counselling blogGentle, judgement-free reading for couples.
Quick questions
Before you book.
Is couples counselling expensive?
There are no fees, prices or gap costs quoted here, because the first step costs nothing. You start with a free 15-minute assessment with Christina, with no card required and no obligation to continue. It is a genuine chance to talk through what is going on, see how she works, and decide together whether it feels like the right fit. There really is nothing to lose by having that first conversation before you decide anything.
Do both of us need to attend the free assessment?
No. It is lovely when both partners come to the free 15-minute chat, but it is not required at all. Plenty of people book the assessment on their own, either because their partner is not ready yet or because they simply want to understand their options first. You can always begin solo and bring your partner in later, once things feel a little clearer and a little safer for both of you.
Is this only for couples in crisis?
Not at all. This is relationship work, not crisis work. Many couples come long before anything is falling apart, because they can feel the connection fading, the same argument keeps circling, or they just want to communicate better and enjoy each other again. You do not need a dramatic reason or a breaking point to reach out. Wanting things to feel warmer and closer is reason enough to start.
Do you have an Adelaide clinic, or is it all online?
There is no Adelaide clinic. Christina’s only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast, and she works with Adelaide couples entirely online by video and by phone. That means you can meet from home anywhere across Adelaide and South Australia, from the eastern suburbs to Glenelg to the Adelaide Hills, without traffic, parking or a commute. Many couples find the comfort of their own space actually makes it easier to open up.
Can we join from two different locations when one partner travels interstate for work?
Yes, and this is one of the real strengths of working online. The two of you can log in from wherever you each happen to be, so a partner away for interstate or rostered work can still take part in the same session. It keeps couples connected through long stretches apart, which is often exactly when a relationship needs the support most. All you each need is a private spot and a steady connection.
What if only one of us is sure about this?
That is completely fine and very common. You can begin on your own, and it is genuinely worthwhile even if your partner never joins. When one person starts to shift how they respond, the whole dynamic between you begins to change. Christina will help you sort out what is yours to work on, what belongs to the relationship, and what might need to change, at a pace that feels safe. Your partner can join later, or not, and the work still counts.
Is this suitable if things have become unsafe at home?
No. Couples counselling is not the right support for acute crisis or for any situation involving family or domestic violence, where your immediate safety has to come first. If you are in danger right now, please call 000. For confidential support, information and counselling around family and domestic violence or sexual assault, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, any time of day. Once you are safe, Christina is here for the relationship work whenever the time is right.
Start small
Start with a free 15-minute chat
If something in your relationship feels stuck, you do not have to have it all worked out before you reach out. Book a free 15-minute assessment with Christina to talk it through, get a feel for how she works, and decide your next step. No card, no obligation, and truly nothing to lose. Call 0479 144 561 when you are ready.
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When Adelaide life keeps pulling the two of you in different directions
Adelaide can quietly stretch a relationship in ways that are hard to name. With a tighter local economy and so many young people drifting east to Melbourne and Brisbane for work, some couples feel stuck in place while one of them keeps eyeing a future somewhere else. Others are holding a marriage together while one partner travels interstate for work, and even in a city that is meant to be more affordable, the creeping cost of living has a way of turning into tension at the kitchen table.
- One of you wants to stay near family and roots while the other feels the pull to leave for opportunity elsewhere.
- A partner who is away often for interstate or rostered work, and the disconnection that builds up in between.
- Money worries that have quietly become arguments, even on a modest and steady Adelaide income.
- A relationship that has gone flat under routine, where you are more like housemates than partners.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Adelaide and all of Australia. You can also explore all Adelaide counselling services.
Online across Adelaide and South Australia
Couples counselling that fits around distance and busy Adelaide lives
Everything is online, from the CBD and North Adelaide to Elizabeth and the north, Noarlunga and the south, Glenelg and the bayside, Port Adelaide and out into the Adelaide Hills. You can sit together on one screen, or the two of you can join separately from wherever you each are, which works well when one partner is away interstate for work.
Christina works with the dynamic between you, never taking one person’s side against the other. If only one of you is ready right now, that is a completely valid place to begin, and the other can join whenever the time feels right. Nothing is forced and nothing is rushed. The pace is yours to set, session by session.