Attend together
Begin as a couple and use the session to explain your concerns, identify recurring patterns and establish shared goals for counselling.
Opening Hours :
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm + Sat 8am-1pm
Relationship counselling with experienced practitioners
Couples Counselling Sunshine Coast
Support for couples who want to communicate more clearly, work through unresolved issues and feel heard again. Appointments are available in Mooloolaba, Noosa and Caloundra, with relationship support also available in Paddington.
Minimal wait times currently available.
Established in 2013
Supporting Queensland couples
Minimal wait times
Ask about current availability
Four clinic areas
Sunshine Coast and Paddington
Flexible sessions
Couples, individual and intensives
A calm place for difficult conversations
Relationship counselling to help you move forward together
Relationships can become strained when the same disagreements continue, communication breaks down or one or both partners no longer feel understood.
Couples counselling offers a structured, non-judgemental space to explore what is happening beneath recurring conflict. Your practitioner can help both partners identify patterns, express their needs more clearly and consider practical ways forward.
Whether your relationship is in crisis or you simply want to strengthen your connection, our team provides professional couples and marriage counselling on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane.
Couples often seek support for:
- Recurring arguments or unresolved problems
- Feeling unheard, disconnected or emotionally distant
- Differences in expectations, values or priorities
- Parenting, work or family pressures
- Trust concerns, separation or major life transitions
- Communication and conflict-management difficulties
Ways we can support your relationship
Your first step can be tailored to your circumstances, comfort level and availability.
Begin individually
In some circumstances, one or both partners may begin with an individual appointment before moving into sessions together.
Couples intensives
Longer sessions can create more time to work through complex issues and may suit couples managing travel, work or childcare logistics.
What to expect from couples counselling
Your practitioner will listen to both perspectives and help uncover the issues that are continuing to fuel distress. The role of counselling is not to take sides, but to help make difficult conversations safer, clearer and more constructive.
Sessions may explore communication and conflict styles, unmet expectations, stress, temperament, earlier experiences and patterns that affect the relationship. Together, you can work towards greater understanding and practical changes that fit your situation.
The process may help you:
- Give each partner a genuine opportunity to be heard
- Communicate difficult feelings more constructively
- Recognise unhelpful patterns and defensive responses
- Clarify needs, boundaries and expectations
- Rebuild connection and work as a team
Meet our relationship counselling team
Our admin team can help match you with the practitioner, location and appointment style that best suit your needs.
Meet Ambrose McKinnery
Psychologist & Couples Counsellor Β· Mooloolaba & Noosa
Mooloolaba and Noosa
Ambrose McKinnery
Ambrose is a psychologist and counsellor with extensive clinical and counselling experience and a special interest in couples work. He offers standard appointments and longer couples intensives.
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Caloundra
Lauren Baker
Lauren is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with postgraduate training in marriage and family therapy. Her approach is collaborative, compassionate and informed by relationship and family systems.
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Paddington, Brisbane
Susan Tambling
Susan is a registered psychologist with experience in family relationships, attachment, family systems and mediation. She offers a warm, positive and accepting approach at our Paddington clinic.
Read about Susan βCouples counselling locations on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane
Choose the most convenient clinic when you contact our team. Online relationship counselling may also be available.
Caloundra
Suite 7
51β55 Bulcock Street
Caloundra QLD 4551
Paddington
15 Latrobe Terrace
Paddington QLD 4064
With Susan Tambling
Couples counselling FAQs
What happens in the first couples counselling session?
The first appointment gives each partner time to explain what has been happening and what they hope will change. Your practitioner will begin identifying key concerns, relationship patterns and appropriate next steps.
How long are couples counselling appointments?
On the current service pathway, the first couples appointment may be 75 minutes, with subsequent appointments commonly 60 minutes. Longer sessions and intensives may also be available. Confirm timing when booking, as it can vary by practitioner.
Can I attend without my partner?
Yes. An individual appointment may be appropriate when your partner is not ready to attend or when your practitioner recommends beginning separately. Our team can help you discuss the most suitable option.
Do you offer marriage counselling on the Sunshine Coast?
Yes. Couples and marriage counselling is available across our Sunshine Coast clinics in Mooloolaba, Noosa and Caloundra, subject to practitioner availability.
Is couples counselling only for relationships in crisis?
No. Couples seek counselling for many reasons, including recurring conflict, communication concerns, life transitions, parenting stress or a desire to strengthen their connection before difficulties become more entrenched.
Do you have a marriage counsellor in Paddington?
Susan Tambling provides relationship and family-focused psychological support from our Paddington clinic. Contact our admin team to confirm whether her experience and current availability match your needs.
Does the counsellor take sides?
Couples counselling is intended to provide space for both perspectives. The practitioner helps each person communicate and understand relationship patterns without positioning one partner as the sole client.
How do we book an appointment?
Use the contact button on this page or call 07 5458 4800. Let the admin team know your preferred location, availability and whether you are interested in a standard session or a longer intensive.
Take the next step together
Speak with our friendly team about couples counselling on the Sunshine Coast or relationship support in Paddington.