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Lighthouse Relationships

Feel safe & be heard with our trusted team.

We provide couples therapy, pre-marriage preparation, and individual therapy - face to face at our offices in Clayfield, Brisbane - or online from anywhere in the world. Lighthouse Relationships brings together evidence-based psychological research and quality educational practice to support couples at all stages of their relationship. Located in New Farm, Brisbane, just a short walk from New Far

m Park and cafes, our face-to-face sessions allow you work with an expert counsellor, and then go on to enjoy a picnic date or coffee. We also offer online relationship counselling, which allows us to connect with couples all over Australia from the comfort of their own couch. We offer face-to-face group courses in the areas of pre-marriage preparation and relationship enrichment, facilitated by trained experts in the fields of relationship education and psychology.

28/04/2026

Every couple argues.

The strongest relationships aren’t the ones that avoid conflict altogether - they’re the ones that know how to repair after conflict.

Repair can sound like:
“I can see why that hurt you.”
“That came out wrong, can I try again?”
“We’re on the same team.”
“Can we start over?”

Repair helps couples move from disconnection back toward understanding.
And like any relationship skill, it can be learned.

26/04/2026

Not every relationship in difficulty is failing. Sometimes couples simply get stuck in painful patterns they don’t know how to shift.

Signs it may be time to seek support:
• You keep having the same argument without resolution
• You feel more like roommates than partners
• Communication quickly becomes defensive
• Trust feels shaky
• You feel disconnected, but still deeply care

Seeking support isn’t a sign your relationship is broken, in fact it’s often a sign that you’re both still hoping things can improve.

You don’t have to wait until things feel unbearable.

📍 Clayfield, Brisbane
💻 Australia-wide telehealth
📱 (07) 3477 9077

23/04/2026

We’re so pleased to welcome Josephine Bernoth-Doolan to the Lighthouse Relationships team 💛

Josephine is a warm, accepting counsellor who supports both individuals and couples to better understand themselves, strengthen communication, and navigate relationship challenges with greater clarity and compassion.

She has a particular passion for supporting:

✨ Neurodiverse relationships (including ADHD & Autism)
✨ Communication challenges
✨ Relationship conflict
✨ Emotional disconnection
✨ Individual wellbeing and personal growth

Josephine works with both neurodiverse and neurotypical clients and brings a thoughtful, practical approach that helps people better understand their differences, without shame or blame.

Clients often appreciate her calm presence and her ability to create a space where people feel genuinely heard.

At Lighthouse, we know relationships can feel hard sometimes, but support can make all the difference.

Please join us in giving Josephine a warm welcome 💛

📍 Face-to-face in Clayfield, Brisbane
💻 Australia-wide telehealth available
🔗 Link in bio

03/03/2026

Every morning arrives with two gifts:
a chance and a choice.

A chance for something to shift, soften, or begin again.
A choice in how you speak to yourself, how you respond, where you place your energy.

You don’t have to change everything today.
Small choices, repeated, create new paths.

25/02/2026

What is meant for you will not pass you.

Opportunities, people and growth may arrive in ways you didn’t expect, and rarely on the timeline you would choose. But the paths that are truly yours have a way of circling back.

Your job isn’t to force, chase, or panic.
Your job is to stay open, keep becoming, and trust the unfolding.

18/02/2026

Aiming for something meaningful takes courage.
Sometimes we hit the target. Sometimes we miss.

Missing the mark isn’t failure, it’s information, growth, and practice.

The only real way to fail is to stop showing up, to stop trying, to decide the discomfort means you can’t.

Every attempt is evidence of hope.
And hope is powerful.

11/02/2026

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07/02/2026

We all want to travel lightly through life -
but often we’re carrying more than we realise.

Old beliefs that once protected us but now hold us back.
Shame that was never ours to begin with.
Grudges that quietly keep us tethered to the past.
A harsh inner voice we learned before we had words to challenge it.

Therapy isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about gently unpacking what you’ve been carrying,
deciding what still serves you,
and laying down what no longer needs to come with you.

You don’t have to drop it all at once.
You don’t have to do it alone.
Even setting one thing down can change how the journey feels.

Travel lightly. Live more freely.

01/02/2026

Happy Monday! 💛

28/01/2026

What if the detour was the path all along?

The pauses, the setbacks, the unexpected turns - they’re not signs you’ve failed or fallen behind. Often, they’re the moments that shape wisdom, resilience, and clarity you couldn’t gain any other way.

Growth is rarely linear.
Healing rarely follows a straight line.

Sometimes the road you didn’t plan is the one that leads you exactly where you need to be.

21/01/2026

So many clients in our offices in January come in speaking of resolutions and changes, like they are a problem to be fixed. 💛

You are a masterpiece and a work in progress - at the same time.

You can honour who you are today while still growing into who you’re becoming.
Both can be true.
Both deserve compassion.

Healing doesn’t mean rejecting your past or your present.
It means allowing yourself to evolve without shame.

14/01/2026

I LOVE this pearl of wisdom from ! The work you do on yourself today echoes far beyond you.

Every moment of self-reflection, every boundary learned, every pattern gently unlearned becomes a gift, not just for you, but for the generations that come after you.

Healing isn’t selfish.
Growth isn’t indulgent.
It’s legacy work.

When you choose awareness, repair, and compassion now, you’re changing the emotional inheritance of your family tree.

Address

11/699 Sandgate Road, Clayfield
Brisbane, QLD
4011

Telephone

+61734779077

Website

http://lighthouserelationships.com.au/

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