Andrea brings to her relationship and couple counselling practice many years’ experience supporting individuals, couples and families, as an Occupational Therapist and Couple Counsellor. She is committed to assisting couples to find their unique way to deal with the practical and relationship challenges and consequences of both expected and unexpected life events and experiences.
She offers a range of relationship and couple counselling services including:
• Programs and counselling for new couples starting out together to identify and explore their attitudes, hopes and expectations for their potential life together, or for more established couples to enrich their relationship or attitudes, hopes and expectations around topics such as starting a family and parenting.
• Where issues may have arisen for a couple, she believes in meeting people where they are at, and in a warm and accepting environment, to help them to explore and clarify complex circumstances and emotions that concern their relationship and the people they most care about. Then, by supporting them to explore options, to find their way to their authentic future by drawing on strongly research grounded couple therapy approaches ( including Emotion Focused Therapy – EFT) to respond to their unique needs.

Andrea has lived experience of couple counselling in her personal life and strongly believes in continuously working to develop her skills and knowledge to enhance and support the services she offers. She regularly participates in courses, personal professional learning activities, formal group and individual supervision of her practice.