Couples Counselling
Saving Marriages Since 2014
Once upon a time, you fell in love with your partner, and you dreamed of a long and fulfilling life together. However, over time something changed and your dreams began to fade as your differences became more apparent. In fact, thinking about where you were and where you are now is frankly, heartbreaking. It’s painful… and frustrating.
You may be losing hope… You worry that you’ll eventually break up. BUT, you don’t want your relationship to end. Ideally, you want to repair it and you want to recapture the fantasy of that happy life together that you once had. You’re hoping that couples therapy will bring you hope.
A relationship counsellor for a decade, Ghita often hears people say, ‘I have been asking to go to therapy for ages, but my partner is unsure.’ Importantly, she understands that Couples Therapy is very 'personal' and it does make people feel vulnerable and uncomfortable; afterall opening up about your deepest feelings to a stranger isn’t the easiest thing to do. But Ghita's relationship counselling style encourages a non-blaming environment. It is Ghita's mission to help to heal rifts that have developed in your relationship. You Can Be Lovers Again! …Be Best Friends Again …Be Happy Again!
"What I appreciated about Ghita was that she kept things light-hearted. It was daunting just attending couples therapy for me at first, but she really delights in helping us to repair." - Tom (Burleigh Heads)
You may be losing hope… You worry that you’ll eventually break up. BUT, you don’t want your relationship to end. Ideally, you want to repair it and you want to recapture the fantasy of that happy life together that you once had. You’re hoping that couples therapy will bring you hope.
A relationship counsellor for a decade, Ghita often hears people say, ‘I have been asking to go to therapy for ages, but my partner is unsure.’ Importantly, she understands that Couples Therapy is very 'personal' and it does make people feel vulnerable and uncomfortable; afterall opening up about your deepest feelings to a stranger isn’t the easiest thing to do. But Ghita's relationship counselling style encourages a non-blaming environment. It is Ghita's mission to help to heal rifts that have developed in your relationship. You Can Be Lovers Again! …Be Best Friends Again …Be Happy Again!
"What I appreciated about Ghita was that she kept things light-hearted. It was daunting just attending couples therapy for me at first, but she really delights in helping us to repair." - Tom (Burleigh Heads)
★★★★★ Google Review (2024) 'What a turn around!! My wife and I came to Ghita with very different communication skills. We were feeling EXTREMELY defeated in our marriage and were desperately seeking direction. After just 5 sessions our communication skills are in a place we didn’t know were possible. It’s been about a month since our sessions and our marriage is still becoming stronger and stronger every day. 10 out of 10 recommend!' - Jason Eichenburger (Northern Rivers)
Strengthening the Relationship and Building Lasting Love
Having a strong, happy relationship isn’t just about good luck or timing. It takes effort, understanding, and sometimes help along the way. Life can bring many challenges—stress, disagreements, and big changes—that test even the best partnerships. Couples counselling offers a way to keep love alive and make relationships stronger. Investing in this kind of help can improve communication, deepen intimacy, and make your bond last even during tough times.
Make Sure You Have a Counsellor with Post-Graduate Training in Couples Work
Passionate about helping Gold Coast couples to repair their relationships, Couples Counsellor Ghita Andersen uses a combination of methods (Gottman, Perel, Andersen) designed to help couples to honestly express their needs in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
Relationship Counselling is a speciality. Despite your current struggles, when you have an expert to guide you, your old hurts can be repaired - bringing about rapid improvements in your relationship. Importantly, with a structured process and gentle coaching, you can turn things around, stop fighting, learn to listen and feel deeply connected once more. And we have many happy stories of couples who have done just that on the testimonials page. Reviews
Benefits:
✅ 93% of Gold Coast Couples Were Empowered
✅ Improved Communication Skills
Good communication is the cornerstone of any relationship. Therapy teaches partners to listen actively and express feelings clearly. It provides practical tools to have honest open talks without fighting or misunderstanding. For example, a couple once learned to state their needs calmly instead of arguing every time. Clear communication leads to less frustration and more connection.
✅ Enhanced Emotional Connection and Intimacy
Couples counselling helps rebuild trust and deepen understanding. It encourages vulnerability—sharing fears, hopes, and love—without feeling judged. When partners are more empathetic, intimacy naturally grows. Relationship therapists often say that emotional closeness is a key to long-lasting love and that therapy helps nurture that bond.
✅ Conflict Resolution and Problem-Solving
Disagreements happen in every relationship. Therapy helps couples find the root causes of their conflicts. Couples learn to approach disagreements with a constructive attitude. Techniques like calm discussion and avoiding blame help resolve issues faster. A simple tip? Take a break if tempers flare, then return to the conversation when both are calmer.
✅ Increased Relationship Satisfaction and Longevity
Many studies show that couples who attend counselling often enjoy more satisfying relationships. They stay together longer and report feeling happier. One story of a couple who sought help early found that therapy gave them tools to stick together through tough times. Investing in relationship health pays off with more joy, trust, and companionship.
✅ Prevention and Early Intervention
Addressing small problems early stops bigger issues later. Couples therapy helps create good habits and healthier patterns. One couple started counselling after a few arguments. Today, they communicate better and feel closer than ever. Early help can turn minor issues into opportunities for growth.
✅ Personal Growth and Self-Awareness Therapy isn’t just about fixing the relationship but also about understanding oneself better. Partners discover what triggers their reactions and how to manage their feelings. This awareness supports personal growth as well as a better partnership. When both people grow individually, the relationship naturally benefits.
✅ 50 Years of Marriage and Relationship Research
Marriage or Couples Counselling is a process based on half a century of research, that has been proven, time and again, to have been a lifesaver for many relationships.
World's Best Marriage Counselling Methods:
Having a strong, happy relationship isn’t just about good luck or timing. It takes effort, understanding, and sometimes help along the way. Life can bring many challenges—stress, disagreements, and big changes—that test even the best partnerships. Couples counselling offers a way to keep love alive and make relationships stronger. Investing in this kind of help can improve communication, deepen intimacy, and make your bond last even during tough times.
Make Sure You Have a Counsellor with Post-Graduate Training in Couples Work
Passionate about helping Gold Coast couples to repair their relationships, Couples Counsellor Ghita Andersen uses a combination of methods (Gottman, Perel, Andersen) designed to help couples to honestly express their needs in a safe, non-judgemental environment.
Relationship Counselling is a speciality. Despite your current struggles, when you have an expert to guide you, your old hurts can be repaired - bringing about rapid improvements in your relationship. Importantly, with a structured process and gentle coaching, you can turn things around, stop fighting, learn to listen and feel deeply connected once more. And we have many happy stories of couples who have done just that on the testimonials page. Reviews
Benefits:
✅ 93% of Gold Coast Couples Were Empowered
✅ Improved Communication Skills
Good communication is the cornerstone of any relationship. Therapy teaches partners to listen actively and express feelings clearly. It provides practical tools to have honest open talks without fighting or misunderstanding. For example, a couple once learned to state their needs calmly instead of arguing every time. Clear communication leads to less frustration and more connection.
✅ Enhanced Emotional Connection and Intimacy
Couples counselling helps rebuild trust and deepen understanding. It encourages vulnerability—sharing fears, hopes, and love—without feeling judged. When partners are more empathetic, intimacy naturally grows. Relationship therapists often say that emotional closeness is a key to long-lasting love and that therapy helps nurture that bond.
✅ Conflict Resolution and Problem-Solving
Disagreements happen in every relationship. Therapy helps couples find the root causes of their conflicts. Couples learn to approach disagreements with a constructive attitude. Techniques like calm discussion and avoiding blame help resolve issues faster. A simple tip? Take a break if tempers flare, then return to the conversation when both are calmer.
✅ Increased Relationship Satisfaction and Longevity
Many studies show that couples who attend counselling often enjoy more satisfying relationships. They stay together longer and report feeling happier. One story of a couple who sought help early found that therapy gave them tools to stick together through tough times. Investing in relationship health pays off with more joy, trust, and companionship.
✅ Prevention and Early Intervention
Addressing small problems early stops bigger issues later. Couples therapy helps create good habits and healthier patterns. One couple started counselling after a few arguments. Today, they communicate better and feel closer than ever. Early help can turn minor issues into opportunities for growth.
✅ Personal Growth and Self-Awareness Therapy isn’t just about fixing the relationship but also about understanding oneself better. Partners discover what triggers their reactions and how to manage their feelings. This awareness supports personal growth as well as a better partnership. When both people grow individually, the relationship naturally benefits.
✅ 50 Years of Marriage and Relationship Research
Marriage or Couples Counselling is a process based on half a century of research, that has been proven, time and again, to have been a lifesaver for many relationships.
World's Best Marriage Counselling Methods:
- Gottman Marriage Therapy (John and Julie Gottman, USA) - The Sound Relationship House/ 4 Horseman of the Apocalypse. Gottman Method
- The Andersen Method: The Couples' Toolbox (Australia) - Negotiating Marital Agreements and Pre-Marital Contracts, The Relationship Triangle Concept, Codewords for Couples, Eye Gazing Exercise, Reframing your internal critic. Pre-Marital Counselling
- Active / Reflective Listening - Carl Rogers - (USA) - How to Complain Constructively, How to be Heard/ Listen Actively
- Family Dispute Resolution (Australia, UK & NZ) De-escalating Conflict and Stating Your Needs, Objective Rather Than Subjective (Removing Emotions)
- Experiential Family Therapy (Virginia Satir) Feeling Seen. Heard, Touched and Important
- Esther Perel Methods (Belgium) - Infidelity (Why it Happens), The Gender Currencies, Motivations of Men and Women. Understanding infidelity
- 5 Love Languages (Gary Chapman, USA) You and Your Partner's Love Languages: The 5: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, or Physical Touch.
- Narrative Therapy (Michael White and David Epston, NZ) - Externalising Problems to be Problems to be Worked on.
- NLP Reframing (Richard Bandler, John Grinder, USA) - The Language Influence: How to Talk to Your Spouse, How to Reframe.
✅ Real-World Success Stories:
★★★★★ 5 Star Google Review: Five Week Package 2025: 'Working with Ghita Anderson has been one of the most transformative and empowering experiences. We have completed both couples counselling and individual NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) therapy. This has helped me shift long-standing patterns and reconnect with a deep sense of clarity, confidence, and joy.
In our couples sessions, Ghita created a warm, safe space where we could both feel heard and supported. Her guidance helped us communicate more honestly, understand each other’s needs without judgment, and rebuild our connection from a place of empathy and trust. Our relationship now feels so much more grounded and open—we’re truly working as a team again.
Individually, Ghita used NLP therapy to help me identify and reframe deep-seated self-limiting beliefs that had been running in the background for years. With her support, I was able to shift those patterns in ways that felt natural and lasting. I now approach life with more self-belief, purpose, and ease. The change has been profound—not only internally, but in how I show up in the world.
What’s been especially meaningful is how others have noticed the shift. Friends, colleagues, and even strangers have commented on how happy and light I seem. I couldn’t recommend Ghita more highly.' - Alisa - Palm Beach
' ★★★★★ Testimonial via Text: Five Week Package 2023: 'I thought my marriage was over. Truthfully, I was ready to give up. Things were so bad. Since the five week program, we have nothing to fight about. The other day my husband used the code word 'Pineapple' to share something about his childhood: I stopped and listened without judgement - and I was fully present. Normally, I would half listen, avoid feelings and get defensive when he got frustrated. That would result in a whole day of ill feelings and sulking on both sides. The conflict would start with such small things. This has really changed how we see each other's triggers and motivations. We have never been so close. We don't take things so personally. We are stronger and we make time for each other.' - Suzie van de Schraaf (Currumbin)
★★★★★ 5 Star Google Review: Gottman 5 Week Package 2023:
Ghita provided real strategies that can be implemented to prevent conflict and more empathy within our relationships. We were able to be truthful and honest within ourselves from better self reflection and then she gave us the tools to be able to communicate our needs effectively. We both learnt how to actively listen to one another and remember the other person's needs are different. Ghita was absolutely warm and welcoming, would definitely recommend her 5 Week program, it has saved our marriage. - Nicole Eggleton (Coomera).
Common Myths vs. Realities
Many believe couples therapy is only for crises or serious problems. But that’s not true. Therapy can boost a relationship’s happiness, even if things seem fine. It’s a tool for growth, not just a fix for trouble. Couples counselling can help build skills and a relationship TOOLBOX that keep love strong long-term.
Affordable Couples Therapy
At Ghita Therapy our fee is $220 p.h. for couples therapy and we usually have some great savings under the 'Packages' tab.
'After just 5 sessions our communication skills are in a place we didn’t know were possible.' Jason (Banora Point)
Many believe couples therapy is only for crises or serious problems. But that’s not true. Therapy can boost a relationship’s happiness, even if things seem fine. It’s a tool for growth, not just a fix for trouble. Couples counselling can help build skills and a relationship TOOLBOX that keep love strong long-term.
Affordable Couples Therapy
At Ghita Therapy our fee is $220 p.h. for couples therapy and we usually have some great savings under the 'Packages' tab.
'After just 5 sessions our communication skills are in a place we didn’t know were possible.' Jason (Banora Point)
Creating Your Relationship Toolbox
Couples counselling offers a wealth of benefits—from better communication and deeper intimacy to stronger, longer-lasting bonds. It’s not just for couples in crisis but for anyone wanting to nurture their relationship. By taking this step early, you can create a happier, healthier partnership. Investing in couples therapy isn’t just about fixing problems; it’s about building a future filled with love, trust, and connection. Don’t waste any more time —seek help now and enjoy the lasting love you deserve.
What Sets Ghita Apart From Other Couples Counsellors?
✔️ Top 25 Rated Couples Counsellor Australia (Global Woman Leader Magazine)
✔️ Ghita is a registered Family Dispute Mediator
If you want to improve your relationship and you are interested in learning relationship skills based on 50 years of research, you may need an experienced family counsellor and coach. Call Ghita on 0439 888 070 or check the appointment availability on the booking portal and book online.
Recommended First Session: Couples Intensive: 2 Hours
Get excited about your all new relationship!
Couples counselling offers a wealth of benefits—from better communication and deeper intimacy to stronger, longer-lasting bonds. It’s not just for couples in crisis but for anyone wanting to nurture their relationship. By taking this step early, you can create a happier, healthier partnership. Investing in couples therapy isn’t just about fixing problems; it’s about building a future filled with love, trust, and connection. Don’t waste any more time —seek help now and enjoy the lasting love you deserve.
What Sets Ghita Apart From Other Couples Counsellors?
✔️ Top 25 Rated Couples Counsellor Australia (Global Woman Leader Magazine)
✔️ Ghita is a registered Family Dispute Mediator
If you want to improve your relationship and you are interested in learning relationship skills based on 50 years of research, you may need an experienced family counsellor and coach. Call Ghita on 0439 888 070 or check the appointment availability on the booking portal and book online.
Recommended First Session: Couples Intensive: 2 Hours
Get excited about your all new relationship!
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Fast-Tracked Couples Therapy:
Intensive Couples Retreats & Workshops Gold Coast:
'Ghita was absolutely warm and welcoming, would definitely recommend her five week package, it has saved our marriage.' - Nicole
★★★★★ Text Testimonial: Couples Intensive One Day Retreat (Saturdays) June 2024:
Hi Ghita, Thank you so much for yesterday. We got ALOT out of it, and are really excited to see what the future holds for us now with these tools. You were amazing, and we can't thank you enough for your time. Cass and Mitch (Elanora)
Helpful Pre-Reading for Couples:
If you are serious about getting marriage/ couples counselling you need to read these...
Family Violence Screening: Couples Counselling is not appropriate for abusive relationships: If there is any history of domestic violence - including chronic verbal abuse, emotional, physical, financial or sexual abuse, past or present DVO's, we ask you to book in for Individual Counselling. Couples Counselling requires calmness, commitment and cooperation.
Sorry, No Children: Please understand that professional therapists DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN IN SESSIONS for the reasons of disruption to the therapeutic process, damage to persons and property, public liability insurance limitations and second floor locations.
Health Funds:
Rebates may be available for members of Medibank, Bupa, Police Health, St Luke’s, CUA Health, Phoenix Health Fund and Emergency Services. However, as things change so often please check with your provider before booking. Some private funds rebate Couples Counselling (Item #300) List. Note: You can ask us for a specific type of invoice with the item listed.
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