With a Little Help Counselling

09/07/2025

There’s a long held belief that true mastery takes 10,000 hours of practice.

However, if you have a good set of skills and techniques to utilise you will eventually reach thousands of hours of practice in your relationship.

Imagine feeling equipped and confident in how to say and do the constructive thing, rather than being in a constant pattern of destruction/stalemates.

That’s why I’m offering our relationship skills training group and continue to work with clients to help them grow their relationships to better places.

You might be really surprised at how high you can fly.

04/07/2025

Researchers confirm my approach - reduce stress/build safety "before emotionally challenging work begins". Read more here: https://withalittlehelp.com.au/aussie-researchers-confirm-link-between-stress-and-emotions/

04/07/2025

Learn and grow for a better relationship ❤️

01/07/2025

People who are more trusting generally have higher levels of well-being.

27/06/2025

Safety in relationships is paramount. Without safety we are under stress, and stress leads us to lots of outcomes that can worsen the interpersonal issues between partners.

Some of these stress outcomes and effects include; low testosterone levels (which affects mood), the release of noradrenaline (making our minds more active and less able to regulate moods), reduced levels of Serotonin (potentially leading to or exacerbating anxiety/depression and irritability).

Lastly, when we are under stress our bodies produce Cortisol and this hormone (the one that puts us into Fight/Flight/Freeze/Fawn response) can cause us to have all sorts of both short and long term effects (including negative effects on gut health and our reproductive systems).

Lack of safety ➡️ stress ➡️ physiological response ➡️ poor behaviour ➡️ poor outcomes ➡️ reduced self-esteem.

I am committed to helping people break this cycle. Don’t wait, act now and invest in your relationship and your self.

24/06/2025

🚨Big announcement 🚨

I’m about to launch a totally new concept that will compliment existing relationship and individual counselling.

The new concept is face-to-face relationship training.

Set to be delivered in a group/classroom type format, this training will bring couples the chance to really develop their relationship skills.

Some of the core concepts that will be delivered include:

Validation theory and training
How stress affects your relationship and behaviour
Transactional Analysis-based communication skills
How to give Positive Reinforcement
How to build an environment that grows intimacy and closeness
The importance of self-awareness and awareness of partner

And much more.

My new face-to-face relationship training course will commence in July on Monday evenings at the Oatley Community Hall.

More details will come shortly.

22/06/2025

Read about how stress affects your decision-making. https://withalittlehelp.com.au/another-link-found-between-stress-and-brain-function/

18/06/2025

Traits seen in almost all relationship counselling couples.

Sutherland-based Counsellor. Holistic counselling, stress-management, change, coaching solutions-focused therapy. I believe we are all capable of real change.

26/02/2025

Like any symbiotic relationship, what affects a person will eventually impact their partner.

If something affects a person it is only a matter of time before it also affects their partner. Research has found this includes stress

24/02/2025

Often, clients are either Couple A or Couple B. Interesting phenomenon I've noticed after years of counselling and helping couples.

Why do couples in relationship counselling tend to have young children or grown children? And how to avoid family and relationship dysfunction.