Couples Therapy & Counselling Caulfield North

How We Support Couples

What we can help you with

Every relationship has its own history. We work with couples at any stage, together a year or together for decades.

Communication Breakdown

Breaking the cycle of the same argument, and learning to be heard without escalating.

Rebuilding Trust

Working through betrayal, secrecy or broken trust and deciding how to move forward.

Recurring Conflict

Understanding the patterns underneath the fights - not just the fights themselves.

Growing Apart

Reconnecting emotionally and physically when you feel more like housemates than partners.

Parenting & Life Stress

Staying a team through new parenthood, blended families, illness and career pressure.

Separation Decisions

Support to work out whether to repair or to separate - and to do either with care.

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Our Approach

A space where you both feel heard.

Couples therapy here isn't about picking a side or assigning blame. Your clinician holds a balanced, neutral space where each of you can say what’s actually going on - often for the first time in a long while. From there the work is practical: developing strategies to rebuild connection, improve communication and strengthen the relationship.

Emotionally Focused Approaches Gottman-Informed Systemic Therapy Trauma-Informed Care Communication Skills

Who You Will See

Clinicians who work with couples

Two highly experienced clinicians with deep backgrounds in relationships, family systems and trauma.

Sandra Ifrah

Director / Principal Psychologist

Director and Principal clinician at the Family and Trauma Centre, with over 20 years' experience as a registered psychologist. Sandra specialises in complex and generational trauma, family violence and family law matters, and is an experienced speaker, presenter and supervisor.

Lital Fee

Psychotherapist / Family Therapist

A qualified counsellor with extensive experience supporting families, children, and adults affected by trauma, family violence, depression, and anxiety. Works from a client-centred, strengths-based approach drawing on CBT, solution-focused, mindfulness, and narrative therapy.

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AHPRA registered

Qualified, experienced clinicians.

Balanced & neutral

Neither partner is the problem.

Evening times

Appointments until 8pm weekdays.

Trauma-informed

Safe for sensitive histories.

Completely confidential

What you say stays in the room.

Common Questions

Questions couples often ask

Do we both have to come to every session?

Usually yes - the work happens between you both. Your clinician may occasionally suggest an individual session with each of you to understand things better, then bring it back to the joint work.

What if my partner is reluctant to come?

That's very common, and one hesitant partner doesn't mean therapy won't work. It can help to frame the first session as simply hearing each other out rather than committing to a program.

Will the therapist take sides?

No. Your clinician's job is to hold a balanced space for both of you. If either of you feels the sessions have tipped unfairly, say so - it’s useful information and we'll address it.

Can we claim Medicare rebates for couples therapy?

Medicare rebates generally apply to individual psychological treatment rather than relationship counselling, so couples sessions are usually not rebatable. Please call us and we'll explain the fees clearly before you book.

What if we decide to separate?

That is a legitimate outcome, and therapy can help you make that decision thoughtfully and separate with as much care and respect as possible, particularly where children are involved.