May
25
Marriage counselling can be a difficult thing for many to consider, but can be a way for families to look for insights into relationship issues, discover coping strategies and to otherwise find ways to heal and strengthen marriages and other family relationships.
Southern Cross Counselling offers in-person therapy to couples in Christchurch New Zealand and online, [...]
May
25
Family and marriage counselling services are available from a variety of agencies and therapy providers in Christchurch New Zealand. Who you pick as your counsellor or psychotherapist will depend on a variety of factors, including your preferred sex of the counsellor, your preferred agency, the distance of the therapist’s office from your home or workplace [...]
May
25
Psychoanalysis is an approach to psychotherapy that was originally developed by the Austrian Sigmund Freud. Treatment involves the client, or “analysand” discussing fantasies, dreams and experiences in a manner known as “free association”, where the client is able to talk about anything that comes to mind. The therapist then analyses this information to determine the [...]
May
25
There are a number of listening and reflective skills that a counsellor must develop, in order to begin the therapeutic process with a client. A few of these micro-skills are discussed following.
Reflection of Feeling:
Reflection of Feeling involves the counsellor listening attentively and then repeating back to the client the feelings that have been expressed, either [...]
May
17
Counselling for couples engaged or otherwise considering marriage is something that has largely been encouraged by religious organisations that perform weddings, but hopefully this will change so that pre-marriage counselling becomes common for all couples – whether they are religious and having a religious wedding ceremony, or not.
Why is pre-marital counselling a good idea? Marriage [...]