Infidelity Counselling in Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
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Whether it’s the demands of a busy schedule, the responsibilities of raising young children, battling depression, coping with medical conditions, the complexities of sexual dysfunction, losing the spark of desire, or the pain of infidelity.
Currently accepting new clients. Navigating challenges in a relationship can be tough. If you're feeling like the intimacy and connection you once shared are drifting, I'm here to help you find your way back to a deeper, more meaningful bond together. I am a counsellor specializing in couples and psychosexual therapy, I approach our sessions with deep empathy and understanding, offering unwavering support and a judgment-free space. Together, let's explore strategies to nurture and strengthen your connection, reigniting the spark in your relationship.
Whether it’s the demands of a busy schedule, the responsibilities of raising young children, battling depression, coping with medical conditions, the complexities of sexual dysfunction, losing the spark of desire, or the pain of infidelity.
Currently accepting new clients. Navigating challenges in a relationship can be tough. If you're feeling like the intimacy and connection you once shared are drifting, I'm here to help you find your way back to a deeper, more meaningful bond together. I am a counsellor specializing in couples and psychosexual therapy, I approach our sessions with deep empathy and understanding, offering unwavering support and a judgment-free space. Together, let's explore strategies to nurture and strengthen your connection, reigniting the spark in your relationship.
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Relationship Reconnection with Donna Robinson
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Hawthorn East, VIC 3123
Hi! My mission is to provide compassionate, effective support to couples navigating the complexities of their relationships. I help couples turn things around and rediscover connection, resolve constant conflicts, and rebuild trust. My primary focus is working with couples who are experiencing disconnection in their relationships, often stemming from conflict, poor communication habits, affairs and trauma. Whether it's frequent arguments, a sense of growing apart, or unresolved issues that continue to resurface, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for couples to explore their feelings and expectations in the relationship.
Hi! My mission is to provide compassionate, effective support to couples navigating the complexities of their relationships. I help couples turn things around and rediscover connection, resolve constant conflicts, and rebuild trust. My primary focus is working with couples who are experiencing disconnection in their relationships, often stemming from conflict, poor communication habits, affairs and trauma. Whether it's frequent arguments, a sense of growing apart, or unresolved issues that continue to resurface, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for couples to explore their feelings and expectations in the relationship.
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Dr Karin du Plessis - Relationships Squared
Counsellor, PhD, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Ascot Vale, VIC 3032
Couples come to me often feeling that the constant arguing is wearing them down, that they are at the bottom of their partner’s priority list, or that they feel more like roommates rather than lovers. Others complain of constant bickering, walking on eggshells around each other, or living like ships in the night. I also see couples for pre-marital counselling and specific problems such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, money, in-laws, addictions and parenting. In working together we will build insights into patterns that are no longer serving you, and develop action so we can move you from stuck to thriving again.
Couples come to me often feeling that the constant arguing is wearing them down, that they are at the bottom of their partner’s priority list, or that they feel more like roommates rather than lovers. Others complain of constant bickering, walking on eggshells around each other, or living like ships in the night. I also see couples for pre-marital counselling and specific problems such as sexual difficulties, infidelity, money, in-laws, addictions and parenting. In working together we will build insights into patterns that are no longer serving you, and develop action so we can move you from stuck to thriving again.
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Frequently dealt with issues include affairs and betrayals; disconnection; working through difficult decisions, change of life stages, and renegotiating relationship dynamics; sexual disconnection; contemplating separation working through separation, post-relationship processing, repartnered family dynamics; ethical non-monogamy; LGBTQIA+ Relationships.
I am specialist relationship therapist working with intimate relationships, to create change. I have a Masters Degree in Couples Counselling and have additional training in Gottman levels 1 and 2, and Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT). I work in Canterbury Vic, in person and via telehealth.
Frequently dealt with issues include affairs and betrayals; disconnection; working through difficult decisions, change of life stages, and renegotiating relationship dynamics; sexual disconnection; contemplating separation working through separation, post-relationship processing, repartnered family dynamics; ethical non-monogamy; LGBTQIA+ Relationships.
I am specialist relationship therapist working with intimate relationships, to create change. I have a Masters Degree in Couples Counselling and have additional training in Gottman levels 1 and 2, and Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT). I work in Canterbury Vic, in person and via telehealth.
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I am a registered counsellor specialising in addictions treatment, couples counselling including betrayal trauma, and pre-marriage counselling. My specialisation is sex and love addiction. I have worked overseas in Asia for a number of years and understand adjustment struggles.
I am a registered counsellor specialising in addictions treatment, couples counselling including betrayal trauma, and pre-marriage counselling. My specialisation is sex and love addiction. I have worked overseas in Asia for a number of years and understand adjustment struggles.
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Port Phillip Psychology is a friendly practice in Melbourne's Bayside suburbs of St Kilda, Brighton and Chelsea. We provide counselling for children, adults and couples and can match a psychologist to your needs. We can help most issues including: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, infidelity, relationship issues and children's counselling. We have both male and female psychologists and use a variety of tools including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, and Solution Focussed Therapy.
Port Phillip Psychology is a friendly practice in Melbourne's Bayside suburbs of St Kilda, Brighton and Chelsea. We provide counselling for children, adults and couples and can match a psychologist to your needs. We can help most issues including: anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, infidelity, relationship issues and children's counselling. We have both male and female psychologists and use a variety of tools including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, and Solution Focussed Therapy.
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I have an energetic and warm approach to counselling, and I work with people facing infidelity, parenting concerns, emotional distance, communication difficulties, sex and intimacy issues, identity and sexuality questions, separation, and forming new relationships.
I am Gillian, I am a couples and relationship counsellor. I work with relationships, supporting each person to feel understood, held, and connected. I specialise in working with people who want to cut through the noise to really connect with their partner/s. The grind of daily life or a big issue can cause ruptures in the relationship. I work with folks to have important, sometimes painful and often vulnerable, conversations to re-establish connection. When there is ambiguity, I specialise in helping people find clarity on a way to move forward, together, or apart.
I have an energetic and warm approach to counselling, and I work with people facing infidelity, parenting concerns, emotional distance, communication difficulties, sex and intimacy issues, identity and sexuality questions, separation, and forming new relationships.
I am Gillian, I am a couples and relationship counsellor. I work with relationships, supporting each person to feel understood, held, and connected. I specialise in working with people who want to cut through the noise to really connect with their partner/s. The grind of daily life or a big issue can cause ruptures in the relationship. I work with folks to have important, sometimes painful and often vulnerable, conversations to re-establish connection. When there is ambiguity, I specialise in helping people find clarity on a way to move forward, together, or apart.
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Sex And Relationship Therapist- Devika Dey
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
Elsternwick, VIC 3185
My interests include sexual function/difficulty, infidelity and body positivity.
Moving towards a relationship, being in a relationship and leaving a relationship is challenging. This beautiful dance towards connection, belonging and intimacy often leaves individuals and couples feeling; anxious, fearful, frustrated, angry, disconnected, numb, overwhelmed, disorientated, stressed, depleted, and lost. If any of this is landing, let me just say firstly, you’re not alone. Secondly, there is a way to find the understanding, empathy, collaborative and creative space you desire to master your relationships. Therapy is a space for brave souls, who are concerned and conflicted.
My interests include sexual function/difficulty, infidelity and body positivity.
Moving towards a relationship, being in a relationship and leaving a relationship is challenging. This beautiful dance towards connection, belonging and intimacy often leaves individuals and couples feeling; anxious, fearful, frustrated, angry, disconnected, numb, overwhelmed, disorientated, stressed, depleted, and lost. If any of this is landing, let me just say firstly, you’re not alone. Secondly, there is a way to find the understanding, empathy, collaborative and creative space you desire to master your relationships. Therapy is a space for brave souls, who are concerned and conflicted.
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I have helped couples with premarriage, high conflict, parenting, infidelity and other issues.
If your relationship has hit a bad patch, you have ongoing conflict or have grown apart, I can heIp you. If you wish to improve your communication skills or learn how to manage conflict, then seriously consider calling me. I have the skills and experience to work jointly with you and your partner. I specialised in Relationship Counselling at Relationships Australia and have worked with couples and families for more than 20 years. My training also includes Clinical Family Therapy and I can support you with the parenting of your children.
I have helped couples with premarriage, high conflict, parenting, infidelity and other issues.
If your relationship has hit a bad patch, you have ongoing conflict or have grown apart, I can heIp you. If you wish to improve your communication skills or learn how to manage conflict, then seriously consider calling me. I have the skills and experience to work jointly with you and your partner. I specialised in Relationship Counselling at Relationships Australia and have worked with couples and families for more than 20 years. My training also includes Clinical Family Therapy and I can support you with the parenting of your children.
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I help individuals, couples, and families build deep, lasting, loving relationships. If you struggle with the to-and-fro of attachment insecurity, relationship safety, endless conflict, the hurt of infidelity or the lack of emotional or sexual intimacy, you don’t have to go it alone. I use my knowledge of relationships, communication and the latest in neuroscience to help you build grounded and practical tools to build attachment security and safety, stop fighting, repair from betrayal and the loss of trust, and restore intimacy. I can help you manage overwhelm, anxiety, trauma, neurodiversity in relationships, and life transitions.
I help individuals, couples, and families build deep, lasting, loving relationships. If you struggle with the to-and-fro of attachment insecurity, relationship safety, endless conflict, the hurt of infidelity or the lack of emotional or sexual intimacy, you don’t have to go it alone. I use my knowledge of relationships, communication and the latest in neuroscience to help you build grounded and practical tools to build attachment security and safety, stop fighting, repair from betrayal and the loss of trust, and restore intimacy. I can help you manage overwhelm, anxiety, trauma, neurodiversity in relationships, and life transitions.
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Helping couples & individuals with relationship issues (improve insight, self-reflection & acceptance). Working with relationship dynamics to improve conflict, recover from affairs, & manage change & life transitions & interpersonal emotional reactions, thoughts, & feelings. Helping clients understand repetitive, unwanted patterns helps people step out of the fray & gain a meta-perspective allowing choices. I don't work with seriour interpersonal violence (physical or emotional) or prepare Court reports/reports, or act as an expert witness).
Helping couples & individuals with relationship issues (improve insight, self-reflection & acceptance). Working with relationship dynamics to improve conflict, recover from affairs, & manage change & life transitions & interpersonal emotional reactions, thoughts, & feelings. Helping clients understand repetitive, unwanted patterns helps people step out of the fray & gain a meta-perspective allowing choices. I don't work with seriour interpersonal violence (physical or emotional) or prepare Court reports/reports, or act as an expert witness).
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I help couples going through crisis, conflict, infidelity, lost connection, or starting a family.
Empathetic and client-centric relationship counsellor registered with PACFA. I help couples and adult individuals, in person (East Melbourne/Richmond) and through telehealth. My goal is to make every client feel heard, understood, and professionally supported. I understand how the demands of modern life put pressure on relationships and I bring my heart and mind to the counselling room. I believe that change is possible, people can feel better with themselves and others, and build fulfilling, lasting relationships. I am sensitive to culture, individual experience and mental health diagnosis and honor client autonomy.
I help couples going through crisis, conflict, infidelity, lost connection, or starting a family.
Empathetic and client-centric relationship counsellor registered with PACFA. I help couples and adult individuals, in person (East Melbourne/Richmond) and through telehealth. My goal is to make every client feel heard, understood, and professionally supported. I understand how the demands of modern life put pressure on relationships and I bring my heart and mind to the counselling room. I believe that change is possible, people can feel better with themselves and others, and build fulfilling, lasting relationships. I am sensitive to culture, individual experience and mental health diagnosis and honor client autonomy.
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Hi there! I'm Adam (he/him), a registered psychologist practicing in Melbourne's Carlton North. I work with adults who want to create more intentional and meaningful lives, whatever that might look like to them. I'm especially interested in supporting LGBTQIA+ wellbeing, tackling sex and relationship challenges (like intimacy issues, compulsive sexual behaviours, infidelity and break-ups, or navigating non-traditional relationship structures), and helping people break free from unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving (like critical self-talk, procrastination, or perfectionism).
Hi there! I'm Adam (he/him), a registered psychologist practicing in Melbourne's Carlton North. I work with adults who want to create more intentional and meaningful lives, whatever that might look like to them. I'm especially interested in supporting LGBTQIA+ wellbeing, tackling sex and relationship challenges (like intimacy issues, compulsive sexual behaviours, infidelity and break-ups, or navigating non-traditional relationship structures), and helping people break free from unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaving (like critical self-talk, procrastination, or perfectionism).
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As a qualified and experienced counsellor, I understand that each person's challenges are unique, and within my relationship counseling, I use proven and integrative approaches in empowering couples to foster more collaborative and harmonious relationships. I help partners make sense of what they are experiencing by feeling heard and understood, and to feel genuinely motivated to make positive changes for themselves and their relationships. My goal for couples is to create and maintain strong and satisfying relationships, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural background or relationship status.
As a qualified and experienced counsellor, I understand that each person's challenges are unique, and within my relationship counseling, I use proven and integrative approaches in empowering couples to foster more collaborative and harmonious relationships. I help partners make sense of what they are experiencing by feeling heard and understood, and to feel genuinely motivated to make positive changes for themselves and their relationships. My goal for couples is to create and maintain strong and satisfying relationships, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural background or relationship status.
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Largely inspired by the Gottman method, I am deeply passionate about my clients, and their well-being is my top priority. My dedication stems from a boundless reservoir of energy and enthusiasm to assist them in any way I can. It's a symbiotic relationship; as I help my clients navigate their challenges and achieve their goals, their progress fuels my motivation even more. I firmly believe in the power of determination; where there's a will, there's always a pathway to success waiting to be discovered.
Largely inspired by the Gottman method, I am deeply passionate about my clients, and their well-being is my top priority. My dedication stems from a boundless reservoir of energy and enthusiasm to assist them in any way I can. It's a symbiotic relationship; as I help my clients navigate their challenges and achieve their goals, their progress fuels my motivation even more. I firmly believe in the power of determination; where there's a will, there's always a pathway to success waiting to be discovered.
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Bree is a registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and an accredited Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator. She holds a strong focus on providing support to families, individuals and relationships facing stress and challenges in everyday life. Bree has a special interest in couples counselling and maternal and paternal mental health. Bree aims at offering affordable access to therapies for couples. Her work with couples supports the development of long-lasting strategies and insights able to be applied outside of the therapeutic space.
Bree is a registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and an accredited Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator. She holds a strong focus on providing support to families, individuals and relationships facing stress and challenges in everyday life. Bree has a special interest in couples counselling and maternal and paternal mental health. Bree aims at offering affordable access to therapies for couples. Her work with couples supports the development of long-lasting strategies and insights able to be applied outside of the therapeutic space.
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Psychotherapy is supportive in helping clients move through acute or long-term psychological distress. Rather than symptom-based relief, psychotherapy explores the historical roots of current distress and therefore aims to uproot the foundations of mental suffering for transformative change.
Psychotherapy is supportive in helping clients move through acute or long-term psychological distress. Rather than symptom-based relief, psychotherapy explores the historical roots of current distress and therefore aims to uproot the foundations of mental suffering for transformative change.
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You promised you would not watch online porn or live sex cams again. You feel guilt and shame because you want to stop but cant. You visited a sex worker recently and now you are worried you might have put the health of your family at risk. You plan to spend a short time on dating apps and find yourself spending hours on them, unable to put them down, feeling desperate and hopeless. You have an instant attraction when you meet a particular type of person, believing they are the one. You might be in recovery for alcohol / drug addiction, but your compulsive sexual acting out behaviours have increased and you feel guilt and shame.
You promised you would not watch online porn or live sex cams again. You feel guilt and shame because you want to stop but cant. You visited a sex worker recently and now you are worried you might have put the health of your family at risk. You plan to spend a short time on dating apps and find yourself spending hours on them, unable to put them down, feeling desperate and hopeless. You have an instant attraction when you meet a particular type of person, believing they are the one. You might be in recovery for alcohol / drug addiction, but your compulsive sexual acting out behaviours have increased and you feel guilt and shame.
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Andrea Fortune, Innerself Revolution
Counsellor, ACA-L2
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Black Rock, VIC 3193
Are you ready to dive deep into your inner world and embrace your multifaceted self? Let’s honour your mind, body, and soul for complete well-being. Together, we'll explore your shadow self, release past traumas and outdated patterns, and engage in inner child work to uncover your true essence and start making conscious choices. Commit to challenging false beliefs and negative behaviour as we manifest a transformative and authentic future, helping you embrace your fullest potential and live with greater purpose, emotional freedom and joy.
Are you ready to dive deep into your inner world and embrace your multifaceted self? Let’s honour your mind, body, and soul for complete well-being. Together, we'll explore your shadow self, release past traumas and outdated patterns, and engage in inner child work to uncover your true essence and start making conscious choices. Commit to challenging false beliefs and negative behaviour as we manifest a transformative and authentic future, helping you embrace your fullest potential and live with greater purpose, emotional freedom and joy.
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Bernadette Brown is a clinically registered Family Therapist/ Couple Therapist/ AAFT Clinical Supervisor and Counsellor. With over 30 years experience working in therapeutic, educational and community services settings, Bernadette is motivated by a deep commitment to making a positive difference to the lives of others. Bernadette practices within a context which embraces acceptance, compassion and inner truth.
Bernadette Brown is a clinically registered Family Therapist/ Couple Therapist/ AAFT Clinical Supervisor and Counsellor. With over 30 years experience working in therapeutic, educational and community services settings, Bernadette is motivated by a deep commitment to making a positive difference to the lives of others. Bernadette practices within a context which embraces acceptance, compassion and inner truth.
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Infidelity Counsellors
How does therapy for infidelity work?
A skilled infidelity therapist will provide a safe space for clients to communicate their feelings and concerns. The goal is to be completely honest about what led to the cheating and how it has affected the entire family to prevent it from recurring in the future. The therapist will help the clients work on rebuilding mutual trust and respect and developing better communication and conflict-resolution skills. If the goal is to remain a couple, clients will learn the “danger signs” for their specific relationship, and they will make a renewed commitment to be faithful.
How long does therapy for infidelity take?
Recovery from infidelity can take time, and it can vary from person to person. Generally, a therapist will want to see the clients at least once a week for around six months. Then the sessions can be arranged as needed, depending on the clients’ individual needs. While therapy may end or shift to an as-needed basis, it can take up to two years or more for some clients to fully recover from infidelity.
How does therapy help the partner who was cheated on?
When a client discovers their partner’s infidelity, their trust in the relationship and in the life they had together may be shattered. They often experience mental health symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They don’t always want to stay in the relationship; they may feel ambivalent or may even want to leave. Therapy gives these clients a safe and healthy way to communicate all of their complicated emotions and concerns.
How does therapy help the partner who committed infidelity?
Infidelity often occurs when one or both partners’ emotional needs are not being met in the relationship. Therapy can help this client understand why they cheated and figure out how to address those unmet needs without resorting to infidelity in the future. This can lessen (but not entirely eliminate) the risk of repeated infidelity. Clients who cheat may also feel intense guilt about deceiving their partners, a sentiment that they can work through in therapy.