Relationship Counselling
Relationship counselling for adults navigating disconnection, conflict, and the patterns that keep them stuck.
> Please note: REKNDL Psychology is currently accepting enquiries for relationship counselling commencing from June 2026. You are welcome to submit an enquiry in the meantime — Bec will be in touch to discuss timing and availability.
REKNDL Psychology offers relationship counselling using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Dr Sue Johnson and grounded in decades of research on adult attachment. EFT is one of the most extensively researched approaches to relationship therapy, with strong evidence for meaningful and lasting change.
Who Relationship Counselling Is For
Relationship counselling at REKNDL Psychology is open to all adult (18+) relationships — not only couples in the traditional sense. This includes:
Romantic partnerships — monogamous, non-monogamous, and polyamorous
Long-term partnerships navigating significant life transitions
Close friendships or family relationships experiencing sustained rupture
Business partnerships or other significant adult relationships
All gender identities, sexualities, and relationship structures are welcome.
What Brings People to Relationship Counselling
People come to relationship counselling for many different reasons. Common presentations include:
Recurring conflict that feels stuck or escalating
Emotional distance, disconnection, or a sense of growing apart
Difficulty recovering from a rupture, betrayal, or period of significant stress
Major life transitions — such as a new diagnosis, loss, parenting, or changed circumstances — placing strain on the relationship
Wanting to strengthen an already-functioning relationship
About EFT
Emotionally Focused Therapy works by identifying the negative interaction cycle — the recurring pattern of conflict or withdrawal that keeps relationships stuck — and gradually shifting it. Rather than focusing on communication techniques or skills in isolation, EFT works at the level of the underlying emotions and attachment needs that drive the cycle.
EFT is structured across three stages:
Stage 1 — De-escalation: Understanding the cycle, reducing reactivity, and beginning to see each other's underlying experience more clearly.
Stage 2 — Restructuring: Deeper emotional engagement, new conversations about needs and fears, and the beginning of genuine reconnection.
Stage 3 — Consolidation: Integrating the changes, building confidence in the new relational patterns, and preparing to maintain them independently.
A typical course of EFT involves 8–20 sessions, though this varies depending on the complexity of what you are working with. Bec will discuss progress and the likely timeline as therapy proceeds.
How It Works at REKNDL Psychology
The process begins with a 15-minute phone consultation to discuss your situation and whether relationship counselling is a good fit. If you proceed, the first appointment is a joint session, followed by individual sessions with each person as a standard component of Stage 1. From there, sessions are primarily joint.
Bec has trained in EFT for relationships (Sue Johnson's model) and brings her broader clinical experience — including trauma-informed and attachment-focused individual therapy — to this work.
A note on individual therapy: Clients engaged in relationship counselling at REKNDL Psychology are not able to concurrently engage in individual therapy with Bec. This applies to all partners involved in the counselling. Please see the FAQs for more information.
Medicare rebates are not available for relationship counselling. Private health insurance rebates may be available depending on your level of cover.