Couples Counselling Perth
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Soul Counselling · Couples Sessions · Perth
Rebuild the connection between you, wherever the roster takes you
Christina Feyes is a counsellor with training in psychology, social work and human services who works with couples across Perth and all of Australia, online and by phone. Her approach is impartial, both clinical and intuitive, and never about taking sides. Together you can slow things down and begin the quiet work of healing your bond.
Book a free 15-minute assessment →Research consistently finds that couples wait about six years from the first sign of trouble before they reach out for help, which is a long time to carry the same hurt on your own. Across Western Australia the ABS National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing recorded that around 23.1 percent of people aged 16 to 85, close to 478,100 West Australians, lived with a mental disorder in a single twelve month period, so the strain many Perth couples feel is far more common than it looks from the outside.
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 counselling works with Soul Counselling
Every couple arrives with a different story, so nothing here is a script. These are the three things Christina holds steady for you, no matter where your relationship is right now.
See the pattern under the arguments
Most couples are not really fighting about the dishes, the roster or the phone that never rings back. Underneath the surface argument there is usually an older pattern, a loop where one person reaches and the other pulls away, or where both go quiet to keep the peace. Christina helps you name that pattern gently so you can stop blaming each other and start understanding the cycle you are both caught inside.
A safe and steady space, not a fight
Sessions are calm and structured, so the conversation you have never quite finished at home can finally happen without it tipping into another row. Christina stays impartial and keeps the space even, which means each of you gets heard fully and neither of you has to shout to be understood. It is not about winning. It is about both of you feeling safe enough to be honest again.
Come together, or one of you begins
You can attend as a couple, or one partner can start alone while the other decides in their own time. There is no single right way in. The free 15-minute assessment is where Christina helps you work out the next small step that fits your situation, with no pressure and nothing to lose before you commit to anything.
No pressure
What if my partner is not ready yet
You do not have to wait for your partner to feel ready before anything can change. When one person starts to shift how they listen, respond and hold their own worry, the dynamic between you shifts too, often in ways the other partner quietly notices. Christina helps you see what belongs to you, what belongs to the relationship, and what genuinely needs to change so you are not carrying the whole load alone.
Christina is not a magic fix, and she would never pretend to be. What she often notices is that the couples who get the most from counselling were rarely the most certain at the start. Many were unsure it would help, or half expecting it to be awkward. They simply took the free 15 minutes to see how it felt, and let the rest follow from there.
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Reading before you begin
If you are still weighing things up, it can help to read a little first. The Soul Counselling blog shares honest, non-blaming pieces on communication, reconnecting after a long stretch apart, and knowing when it is time to ask for support.
Read the couples counselling blogGentle, practical reading for couples, no jargon and no pressure.
Quick questions
Before you book.
Is couples counselling expensive?
Nothing here starts with a bill. Your first step is a free 15-minute assessment with Christina, with no card required and no obligation to continue, so you can find out how it feels before you decide anything. It is genuinely a nothing to lose conversation. If you choose to go further, Christina will talk you through the options clearly so there are never any surprises. There is no pressure to book more than feels right for you both.
Do we both need to attend the free assessment?
No, you do not. Many couples do the assessment together, but it is completely fine for just one of you to reach out first while the other takes more time to think. Christina can talk with whoever is ready, get a sense of what is happening, and help work out a sensible next step. Often one partner starting the conversation is exactly what gently opens the door for the other to join later.
Is couples counselling only for couples in crisis?
Not at all. This is relationship work, not crisis work. Plenty of Perth couples come simply because they have drifted, because the same argument keeps circling back, or because a long run of FIFO swings has left them feeling more like housemates than partners. You do not need to be on the brink of ending things to benefit. Coming in earlier, while there is still warmth to build on, often makes the healing far easier.
Is there a Soul Counselling clinic in Perth?
No, there is no Perth clinic. Christina works with Perth couples entirely online and by phone, which means you can meet from Fremantle, Joondalup, Rockingham, Mandurah, Midland, the Perth Hills or anywhere across Western Australia. The only physical base is in Southport on the Gold Coast. Online sessions are private and easy to join, and most couples quickly find them just as personal and warm as sitting in the same room.
Can we join from two different locations when one of us is away on a FIFO swing?
Yes, and this is one of the real strengths of online sessions. One of you can join from home while the other joins from a mine site, camp or wherever the roster has taken them, as long as there is a reasonably private spot and a stable connection. It means the swing no longer has to put your relationship on hold for weeks. You can keep doing the work together even while you are physically apart.
What if only one of us is sure about this?
That is very common, and it is a fine place to begin. You can start on your own while your partner decides in their own time. When one person changes how they listen and respond, the relationship often begins to shift around them, and Christina will help you see what is yours to work on and what belongs to the two of you. Nothing is ever forced on a partner who is not ready.
Is couples counselling right for family or domestic violence, or an acute crisis?
No. This service is for relationship support and is not suitable for acute crisis or for situations involving family or domestic violence. If you are in immediate danger, please call 000 now. For confidential help and support with family or domestic violence, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, available 24 hours a day. When you are safe and ready, Christina is here for the relationship work that follows.
How do we actually get started?
The simplest way is to reach out for the free 15-minute assessment. You can call Christina on 0479 144 561 or book online, whichever feels easier. There is nothing you need to prepare and no problem you need to have neatly explained first. It is just a relaxed, no obligation chat to see whether this feels like the right fit, and from there you can decide together, in your own time, what you would like to do next.
Start small
Start with a free and simple conversation
You do not have to have the words sorted or the problem defined before you reach out. The free 15-minute assessment is a relaxed, no obligation chat with Christina to see whether this feels right for you both. There is no card to enter and nothing to lose. Call 0479 144 561 or book online, and take one small step toward each other today.
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Couples counselling built around the FIFO roster
In Perth, so many relationships run on a swing. One partner flies out to a mine site or camp for weeks at a time while the other holds the home, the kids and the whole routine together, and then the roster flips and you have to find each other all over again. That constant reunite and separate cycle wears at communication and intimacy, and being in the most isolated capital in the world, far from family support and squeezed by cost-of-living and housing pressure, only makes the load heavier. Christina understands this rhythm and works with it rather than against it.
- The endless partings and reunions, where each homecoming feels like starting again just as things settle.
- Feeling like you are living parallel lives, one on site and one at home, slowly drifting out of step.
- Carrying the household, parenting and worry alone through long swings, then struggling to share the load again on return.
- The loneliness of being far from family and old friends, with fewer people close by to lean on.
Sessions are held online and by phone across Perth and all of Australia. You can also explore all Perth counselling services.
Sessions that fit your life
Counselling that works around a FIFO swing
Because everything is online and by phone, sessions bend to fit your roster rather than the other way around. You can join together from the same room, or from two different locations, so a partner away on site or at camp can still be part of the conversation on a quiet evening after shift. There is no clinic to drive to and no waiting room, just a private, familiar space wherever you happen to be.
Christina works with the dynamic between you without ever taking sides, whether you are both on the call or only one of you has begun. If your partner is still deciding, you can start on your own and the work will still matter. Nothing is forced and nothing moves faster than you are ready for. The pace is always yours to set.