Couples Counselling Hobart
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Soul Counselling · Couples Sessions · Hobart
Find your way back to each other, from anywhere in Hobart
Christina Feyes is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services who works with Hobart couples across Tasmania and Australia, online and by phone. She stays impartial and never takes sides, blending clinical understanding with an intuitive read of your bond, so the healing feels honest rather than staged.
Book a free 15-minute assessment →Research widely quoted in the field suggests many couples live with the same painful pattern for around six years before they finally reach out for help, long after the small cracks first appeared. In Tasmania that quiet endurance sits alongside real strain, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics finding that about 19.8 percent of Tasmanians, close to one in five, experienced a mental health condition in a single year across 2020 to 2022.
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 with Christina
Every couple arrives with their own story, yet most want the same thing, to feel heard and to stop having the same fight on repeat. Here is what the work tends to look like.
Reading the pattern under the arguments
The topic you argue about, money, the housework, the in-laws, is rarely the real issue. Underneath sits a loop of hurt and protection that keeps repeating. Christina helps you both step back and see that pattern clearly, so you stop treating each other as the enemy and start treating the cycle as the thing to change together.
A safe, structured space, not another fight
Sessions are calm and structured, not a referee match. Christina keeps the space balanced so both of you can speak and actually be heard, without it tipping into the same escalation you get at home. Nothing is forced and nobody is put on trial. You set the pace, and the aim is understanding, not winning.
Together, or one of you starts alone
Some couples come in together from the first session. Sometimes one partner begins on their own while the other watches from a distance, and that is completely valid. The free 15-minute assessment is where you work out which starting point fits your situation, with no pressure to have it all decided beforehand.
No pressure
What if only one of you is ready?
You do not have to wait until you are both sure. If your partner is not ready yet, you can still begin on your own. Relationships are a system, and when one person starts to shift, the dynamic between you shifts too. Christina can help you see what is genuinely yours to own, what belongs to the relationship, and what actually needs to change.
It is worth saying plainly, Christina is not a magic fix, and honest couples work asks something of you both. Interestingly, the couples who get the most out of it often started out unsure it would help at all. They simply took the free 15 minutes, had a real conversation, and decided from there.
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Reading that might help before you start
If you are still weighing things up, it can help to read a little first, at your own pace, without booking anything. Gentle, practical writing on communication, resentment, and reconnecting can make the idea of counselling feel less daunting and more like a next step you choose.
Read the couples counselling blogWarm, no-pressure reading for Hobart couples thinking it over.
Quick questions
Before you book.
Is couples counselling expensive?
The first step costs you nothing. The free 15-minute assessment lets you talk with Christina, get a feel for how she works, and decide whether it suits you both, with no card details and no obligation. There is genuinely nothing to lose by having that first conversation. You only ever continue if it feels like the right fit for your relationship, and you are always the one who decides what happens next.
Do both partners need to attend the free assessment?
No. It is completely fine for just one of you to come to the assessment. Many people book that first conversation on their own to see whether counselling feels right before involving their partner. If you would both like to attend together, that works too. There is no rule here, only what feels comfortable and realistic for where the two of you are right now.
Is this only for couples in crisis?
Not at all. This is relationship work, not crisis work. Plenty of couples come in because they feel distant, keep having the same argument, or simply want to reconnect before things get harder. You do not need to be on the edge of separating to benefit. In fact, reaching out earlier, while there is still goodwill between you, often makes the work gentler and the healing quicker.
Is there a Soul Counselling clinic in Hobart?
No, there is no Hobart clinic. Christina works entirely online by video and phone, and her only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast. For Hobart couples that is often a genuine advantage, because you get real privacy in a small city, no waiting room, no travel across town in winter, and the freedom to have your session from wherever feels safe and comfortable.
The waitlists here are so long, how soon can we start?
Hobart has only a handful of couples counsellors, and local waitlists can stretch for months. Because Christina works online across Tasmania, you are not competing for one of those scarce local spots. You can usually begin with a free 15-minute assessment far sooner than a local waitlist would allow, which matters when the tension at home does not feel like it can wait until spring.
Can we join from two different locations?
Yes. If one of you is away for work, doing fly-in fly-out, or based interstate for a stretch, you can each join the same session from wherever you are. Many Hobart couples are separated by distance at times, and online sessions mean that does not have to put your relationship on hold. You simply log in from two places and meet in the same virtual room with Christina.
What if only one of us is sure about this?
That is very common, and it is a fine place to start. You can begin on your own while your partner takes their time. When one person starts to shift how they show up, the dynamic between you often shifts too. Christina stays impartial and never takes sides, so starting solo is never about building a case against anyone. It is simply about understanding your part with more clarity.
Is this the right service if there is violence or an emergency at home?
No. This service is for relationship and couples work, not acute crisis or situations involving family or domestic violence. If you feel unsafe, or someone is in immediate danger, please call 000 straight away. For confidential support and counselling around family and domestic violence, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, which is available around the clock. Once you are safe and supported, couples counselling may be something to consider later.
Start small
Start with a free 15-minute conversation
You have nothing to lose by simply talking it through. Book a free 15-minute assessment with Christina, no card and no obligation, just a warm and honest conversation about where things are and whether this feels like the right fit. Call 0479 144 561 or book online, together or on your own.
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Couples counselling that reaches every corner of Hobart
Hobart is a small and close-knit city, and finding a couples counsellor with an opening can mean months on a waitlist, which is hard when things at home cannot wait. The long dark winters keep couples cooped up indoors for weeks, where tension has nowhere to go, and the recent housing and cost-of-living squeeze has added real pressure to households already stretched. Being far from mainland family, or separated by interstate work, only makes it harder to find honest, impartial support.
- Private online sessions for couples in the CBD, Sandy Bay and Battery Point, with no waiting room and no chance of running into someone you know.
- Support for couples in Glenorchy, Kingston and across the eastern shore at Clarence and Rosny, without the drive into town after work.
- A steady space to talk through the long winter months when being stuck indoors together turns small frustrations into constant friction.
- Flexible video and phone sessions for couples in regional Tasmania and those kept apart by fly-in fly-out or interstate work.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Hobart and all of Australia. You can also explore all Hobart counselling services.
No local waitlist
Support through the dark months, without the wait
Because Christina works online across Tasmania, you are not stuck in a queue for one of the few couples counsellors in town. You can come to sessions together from the same room, or join separately from two different places if work or life keeps you apart.
The focus stays on the dynamic between you, never on choosing a villain. Christina works with the pattern the two of you have built, gently and impartially, and if only one partner is ready to begin, that is enough to start with. Nothing is forced, nothing is rushed, and the pace always stays yours.