Couples Counselling Melbourne
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Soul Counselling · Couples Sessions · Melbourne
A calmer way back to each other for Melbourne couples
Christina Feyes is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services who works with Melbourne couples online and by phone. She is impartial and never takes sides, blending clinical understanding with an intuitive ear so two people can slow down, feel heard and begin the quiet work of healing together.
Book a free 15-minute assessment →Research consistently finds that couples wait around six years from the first sign of trouble before they reach out for help, by which time small resentments have often hardened into habits. Across Victoria the ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing for 2020 to 2022 found that roughly 21.4 percent of people aged 16 to 85, about 1.1 million Victorians, lived with a mental disorder in a single year, so the strain many Melbourne couples carry is far more common than it feels behind closed doors.
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
What couples work with Christina looks like
Most couples do not arrive in crisis. They arrive tired of the same argument, missing the closeness they used to have, and unsure how they drifted so far apart. Here is how the sessions help.
The pattern under the arguments
The fight is rarely about the dishes, the money or who forgot what. Underneath the surface there is usually a loop, one person reaches and the other pulls back, or both brace and go quiet. Christina helps you both see that pattern clearly, without blame, so you can stop fighting each other and start facing the loop together as a team.
A safe structured space, not another fight
At home the hard conversations spiral or shut down before anything is resolved. In session there is a calm, structured space where each of you can speak and actually be heard, with Christina holding the balance so neither voice dominates. It is not a courtroom and no one is on trial. It is a place to slow the conversation down enough to understand what is really being asked for.
Together, or one of you starts alone
Many couples begin with both partners present, but plenty begin with just one. If your partner is unsure, hesitant or simply not ready, you can still start, and the relationship often shifts as you do. The free 15-minute assessment is where you work out which first step fits your situation, with no pressure to commit to anything more.
No pressure
You can begin even if your partner is not ready
You do not need to wait until you both agree to reach out. If one of you is willing to start on your own, that is genuinely enough to begin. A relationship is a system, and when one person changes how they show up, the dynamic between you tends to move too. Christina can help you see what is yours to carry, what belongs to the relationship, and what actually needs to change.
It is worth saying plainly that Christina is not a magic fix and she would never pretend to be. The couples who get the most out of this work were often the ones who felt least certain it would help. They did not arrive convinced. They simply used the free 15 minutes to see whether it felt right, and let the rest follow from there.
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Reading for the space between sessions
Sometimes the most useful thing between sessions is a quiet page that names what you have been feeling. The Soul Counselling blog explores connection, conflict, resentment and repair in plain and honest language, written for real couples rather than perfect ones.
Read the couples counselling blogGentle, practical reading you can share with your partner.
Quick questions
Before you book.
Is couples counselling expensive?
There is no fee to find out whether this is right for you. Your first step is a free 15-minute assessment with no card required and no obligation to book anything further. You can use it to explain what is going on, ask about how sessions work, and get a genuine sense of whether Christina feels like the right fit for you both. Given all of that, there really is nothing to lose by starting with a conversation.
Do both of us need to attend the free assessment?
No. It is completely fine for one partner to come to the assessment on their own, especially if the other is unsure, busy or not ready yet. Plenty of Melbourne couples begin exactly this way. The assessment is simply a chance to talk through your situation and decide on a first step, and that step can be built around whoever is ready to start right now.
Is this only for couples in crisis?
Not at all. Most couples who reach out are not in crisis, they are just tired of the same argument, feeling distant, or missing the closeness they used to share. This is relationship and connection work, not emergency work. You do not need things to be falling apart to deserve support, and reaching out earlier usually makes the work gentler rather than harder.
Is there a Soul Counselling clinic in Melbourne?
No, there is no Melbourne clinic. Christina works with Melbourne and Victorian couples entirely online by video and phone, and her only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast. In practice this suits most couples well, since online sessions remove the drive across the city and let you meet from wherever you both feel comfortable and relaxed.
Can we join from two different locations and around shift work?
Yes. Because sessions run online and by phone, the two of you can join from separate places, whether that is different homes, a workplace or a car parked somewhere quiet. This makes it far easier to fit counselling around long commutes, opposite rosters and shift work, which are a reality for so many Melbourne households. We find a time that genuinely works for both of your schedules.
What if only one of us is sure about this?
That is a very common place to start, and it is enough. If one partner is ready and the other is hesitant, the willing partner can begin solo. As you shift how you respond and communicate, the dynamic between you often starts to move as well. There is no pressure on your partner to join before they are ready, and the door stays open for them to come in later.
What if we need urgent help right now?
This service is for relationship and couples work, not acute crisis, and it is not the right support for family or domestic violence. If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, please call 000 straight away. For confidential help with family and domestic violence or sexual assault at any hour, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732. Once things are safe, Christina is here to help you both with the ongoing relationship work.
Start small
Start with a free and honest conversation
If any of this sounds like your relationship, the next step is small. Book a free 15-minute assessment with Christina, with no card required and no obligation to continue. It is a chance to say what is going on, ask your questions and get a feel for whether this is the right fit. There is genuinely nothing to lose, and it may be the first calm conversation you have had in a while.
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Relationship support built for the way Melbourne lives
Melbourne asks a lot of couples. The long grey winters and short dark days keep two people cooped up indoors, where small tensions have nowhere to go and low mood can quietly amplify. Many relationships here are still carrying strain from the world’s longest lockdowns, when months confined together tested even strong partnerships, and the daily weight of mortgages, rent and cost-of-living pressure keeps the stress dial turned up.
- Dual-career and shift-work households in the CBD and inner north where two busy schedules rarely meet in the middle.
- Couples in the outer growth suburbs like Werribee, Point Cook, Craigieburn and Frankston worn thin by long commutes and little time together.
- Partners in Fitzroy, Brunswick, Coburg and the inner east who feel more like flatmates than a couple after a hard few years.
- Bayside couples in St Kilda and Brighton wanting to reconnect without adding another appointment to cross the city for.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Melbourne and all of Australia. You can also explore all Melbourne counselling services.
Through the dark months and the busy weeks
No cross-city trek and no waiting for the sun
Because every session is online or by phone, you can join from your lounge room in the evening, from two different locations, or in the small window between shifts. There is no drive across town in the cold and no clinic waiting room, just a warm and private conversation whenever the two of you can land in the same virtual space.
Christina works with the dynamic between you rather than against either person, and she never takes sides. If only one of you is ready, that partner can begin alone and open the door gently. Nothing is forced, no one is pushed to say more than they want to, and the pace stays yours from the first conversation onward.