SERVICES
Request BookingCOMMUNICATION IS VITAL
Teaching couples how to communicate in conflict and chaos is not always easy, but absolutely essential. If you are able to communicate better about how you are feeling and how you perceive the world, you have a better chance of being understood by your partner and thereby understanding each other.
Premarital
CounselLing
Premarital counselling is a type of therapy that helps couples prepare for marriage. Premarital counselling can help ensure that you and your partner have a strong, healthy relationship — giving you a better chance for a stable and satisfying marriage. This type of counselling can also help you identify weaknesses that could become problems during marriage. Sandra shares with her couples, effective ways to communicate about any concerns and difficulties that may arise during their relationship. Sandra gives each couple a toolbox of techniques that they can use throughout their relationship to build connection and understanding.
Divorce & Separation
CounselLing
Divorce counselling is a form of relationship therapy designed for married couples on the verge of, or dealing with, the aftermath of permanent separation. Divorce is a serious legal procedure that affects not just the separated couple, but also other members of their family. Divorce is quite prevalent in different parts of the world, but not many couples undergo the proper process to emerge from the separation with their emotional, mental, or even physical health intact.
Though common, divorce can cause a lot of stress—not only because of the emotional, mental, legal, and financial factors that the couple has to consider, but also because their lives are bound to change dramatically once the divorce proceedings are over. There are plenty of considerations that have to be thought through and addressed, and at times, this can be very overwhelming for the individuals involved.
Divorce counselling can take place before or after the legal process, and can help the individuals involved resume their personal and professional lives after the divorce has been finalised. The individuals involved can also be assisted in minimising the impact of divorce on their children and other family members, and help them go through the emotional and psychological trauma that might have resulted from this life event.
The aim of divorce counselling is to help individuals adjust to their new lives and process the negative after-effects of the separation on their lives. Divorce counselling is not required for all couples going through the process of divorcing, but can be extremely helpful in preventing possible destructive thoughts and behaviours from developing later.
Grief & Trauma
CounselLing
Grief counselling is a form of psychotherapy that aims to help people cope with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive responses to loss. These experiences are commonly thought to be brought on by a loved person’s death, but may more broadly be understood as shaped by any significant life-altering loss. (e.g. divorce, home foreclosure, or job loss).
Couples / Relationship
Counselling
Couples therapy is for couples in a relationship, whether married or not. It is often referred to as marriage counselling. The goal of couples therapy is to improve the couple’s relationship. This type of therapy can also help couples decide whether or not they should continue staying together. Although the focus of couples therapy is on the couple, there are times when the individual psychological issues of one or both parties need to be addressed.
Therapy often includes sessions designed to improve problem-solving, build communication skills, and identify life goals and relationship responsibilities. Other common issues include infidelity, financial problems, illness, anger and other life changes.
Depending on the level of distress in the relationship, therapy can be short-term or extend over several months. While a licensed therapist can counsel couples, marriage and family therapists specialise in relationship issues.
I use the Imago Relationship Therapy theory in all of my couples therapy.
Better communication = better understanding = better problem-solving = better connection & fulfilment in the relationship.
Individual Therapy
Adults & Teens
Individual counselling (sometimes called psychotherapy, talk therapy, or treatment) is a process in which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment. Counselling allows individuals to explore their feelings, beliefs, and behaviours, work through challenging or significant memories, identify aspects of their lives that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and work towards desired change.
Individual counselling focuses on the individual’s immediate or near-future concerns. Individual counselling may encompass career counselling and planning, grief after the loss of a loved one or dealing with problems at a job before they escalate. Individual counselling is a one-on-one discussion between the therapist and the client, who is the person seeking treatment. The two form an alliance, relationship or bond that enables trust and personal growth.
Conflict
Resolution
Conflict resolution is the process in which two or more parties reach a peaceful resolution to a dispute.
In the workplace, there can be a variety of types of conflict:
Conflict may occur between co-workers, between supervisors and subordinates, or between service providers and their clients or customers.
Conflict can also occur between groups such as management and the labour force, or between whole departments.