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Does relationship counselling work? How about individual therapy for anxiety and depression. Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney, a leading service provider, answers your questions about counselling therapy.

A common question asked by people is: ”Does counselling really work?” Like our clients, you could be considering getting some help for your relationship, with anxiety or stress, or perhaps low mood or depression. Whatever the cause of concern, the good news is that clinical counselling has proven to clearly help those with common mental health complaints like anxiety and depression. Moreover, relationship counselling for marriage or couple issues is also a helpful treatment for helping couples improve their relationship.

Counselling: How does it work?
There are several types of treatments that counsellors can employ to help you. The chosen mode will largely depend on a counsellors training and their judgement of your issues. Some of the best validated treatments for anxiety and depression include cognitive behavioural therapy. This therapy works to look at behaviours and thoughts that currently increase your level of anxiety or depression, and help you to overcome this habitual response. For instance, those who suffer anxiety could be telling themselves things like: 'I won’t be able to make it’, or ”I will be terribly embarrassed if people see how nervous I am”. Such thoughts are identified together with your therapist, and changed, more accurate self-representations are then used to challenge these beliefs. With continued practice and some skills training such as relaxation, very good results are experienced by most people.

Can relationship counselling really help my partnership?
It’s important to accept that relationships go through phases, from the initial honeymoon stage to a maturing of the relationships. For nearly everyone, as a relationship matures, so do lifestyle demands and responsibility, be it in the form of increased work pressure or children coming into the family, etc. As these pressures increase, the partners in a relationship may no longer be able to accommodate each other’s emotional needs, and conflict can develop - perhaps into frequent and recurring arguments. Relationship counselling helps each partner to learn to calm their own distress, whilst also learning to identify and bring out into the open the unspoken needs that are not being satisfied. Partners begin to negotiate what they can do for each other and which demands may need to go unmet. A new, more realistic life plan is recognised and can be worked with.

What issues can our therapists help with?
Therapists and psychologists are familiar with assisting through a wide range of issues including anxiety or stress, depression or sadness, couple and marriage issues, grief and bereavement, addictions, anger management, eating disorders and many other complaints of modern living.

How should I choose a counsellor or psychologist?
Contact a registered counsellor or psychologist for a start to a better life. These licenced mental health professionals can help you to overcome emotional challenges. Depending on the country you are in you can find assistance from the professional body which registers psychologists or counsellors in your state. In Australia, Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney can connect you with a registered therapist near you.

Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney - counselling services including, cognitive behaviour therapy, general counselling, psychology and marriage counselling Sydney. Call (02)8205 0566 or visit 418/185 Elizabeth Street, Sydney 2000.