COUPLE’S COUNSELLING IN SINGAPORE

Even in loving relationships, there can be times when communication falters, emotional distance grows, or conflicts feel unresolved. If you and your partner feel stuck in repeating patterns or unsure how to move forward together, you’re not alone—and support is available.

Couple’s counselling offers a private, structured space where both partners can explore challenges safely, understand each other more deeply, and work towards shared goals. Whether you’re facing long-standing issues or simply navigating a new life stage, sessions with a therapist can help you reconnect with clarity, care, and intention.

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Common Signs Your Relationship Might Need Help

All couples face conflict. But when the tension becomes a pattern—when connection turns into distance, and communication becomes strained—couple’s counselling can offer a way forward, helping you reconnect and understand each other more clearly:

• Arguments happen more frequently and escalate quickly
• You keep circling back to the same unresolved issues
• Communication often feels tense, defensive, or misunderstood
• One or both of you feel emotionally or physically disconnected
• You’ve stopped sharing feelings, goals, or future plans
• There’s been a noticeable drop in affection or intimacy
• You feel more like roommates than romantic partners
• Either partner is withdrawing or avoiding important conversations
• Trust has been broken—through secrecy, dishonesty, or infidelity
• Small disagreements turn into major conflicts
• One or both of you are more irritable or critical of each other
• You feel emotionally unsafe expressing your thoughts or needs
• Contempt, sarcasm, or name-calling has entered your interactions
• You’re constantly walking on eggshells to avoid setting off your partner
• You find yourself fantasising about life without your partner
• One of you is carrying the emotional load alone
• Parenting decisions are a frequent source of disagreement
• Work stress or lifestyle changes have increased tension between you
• You struggle to agree on priorities, values, or shared responsibilities
• You’ve tried to work on things yourselves, but nothing seems to improve
• A major life event—like a move, job loss, or illness—has strained your bond
• You feel emotionally exhausted from trying to “fix” things on your own

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Who is Couple’s Counselling For?

Couple’s counselling is for anyone in a committed relationship who wants to deepen connection, resolve conflict, or navigate change—regardless of the stage they’re in. Whether you’re dating, recently married, raising children, or preparing for retirement, therapy provides a safe and structured space to strengthen your bond.

Counselling can be especially helpful if you’re managing long-standing disagreements, recovering from infidelity, or struggling with external stressors like work, finances, or family dynamics. It can also support couples who are navigating cultural differences, blended family roles, or life transitions such as relocation, career shifts, or becoming new parents.

You don’t need to wait for things to feel unmanageable. Therapy is also valuable when your relationship is stable but you want to communicate more effectively, reconnect emotionally, or make intentional decisions about the future—together.

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Types of Couple’s Counselling We Offer

We offer focused counselling support for couples at different stages of their relationship journey. 

Relationship Counselling

Relationship counselling offers a space to pause, reflect, and work on the recurring issues that may be disrupting your connection. Whether you’re struggling to communicate clearly, feeling emotionally distant, or navigating unresolved conflict, sessions are structured to help both partners understand their roles and reconnect with shared goals. 

Pre-Marriage Counselling

Pre-marriage counselling focuses on aligning expectations around finances, intimacy, family planning, communication, and values. Sessions are tailored to explore compatibility, address areas of potential conflict, and equip you with skills to manage disagreements constructively. This process offers clarity and mutual understanding, so both partners can move into marriage feeling confident and aligned in their decision and shared future.

Marriage Counselling

Marriage counselling supports couples through the evolving challenges that can surface over the course of a long-term relationship. Whether you’re experiencing increased tension, feeling disconnected, or struggling to recover from setbacks, therapy helps you explore patterns, improve communication, and reconnect emotionally. Sessions focus on practical changes and mutual understanding that support growth and a renewed sense of partnership in your daily life.

Infidelity Counselling

Infidelity counselling offers structured, non-judgemental support for couples facing betrayal or trust breaches. Whether emotional or physical, betrayal often leaves behind confusion, grief, and disconnection. These sessions provide a guided process to help both partners express their emotions, understand the rupture, and explore whether and how they wish to move forward. The focus is on rebuilding trust, improving communication, and supporting each person in making choices that honour their individual and shared needs.

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Tailored Support for Every Stage of Your Relationship

Every relationship evolves, and each stage brings new dynamics, challenges, and opportunities for growth. Therefore, our counselling sessions are adapted to suit the needs of couples at every phase, offering practical tools, emotional insight, and a supportive environment to foster connection and clarity.

Dating Counselling during the dating stage can help you clarify expectations, improve communication, and navigate early conflicts. It supports couples in building a strong, intentional foundation before making long-term commitments.

Newly Married Early marriage counselling helps couples adjust to new roles and responsibilities. It provides space to align goals, address minor tensions before they grow, and learn healthy ways to support each other through change.

Long Term For couples in long-term relationships, counselling offers the opportunity to reconnect emotionally, address unresolved patterns, and make space for both partners to feel seen, heard, and valued.

Post Children As parenting shifts your focus, couple dynamics can take a backseat. Counselling helps you manage stress, redefine intimacy, and maintain a strong partnership while supporting your growing family.

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Therapy Methods We Use

Our approach to couple’s counselling is grounded in research-based methods that aim to build stronger, resilient relationships. 

Gottman Method

The Gottman Method begins with a detailed relationship checkup—an assessment tool that evaluates a couple’s strengths and areas of concern. From there, therapy focuses on addressing patterns that contribute to distress, including the well-known “Four Horsemen” that often appear in relationships under strain. Couples work through nine core principles to improve communication, increase respect, and restore emotional connection. This method is widely used to help couples manage conflict, build trust, and maintain long-term relationship stability.

EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)

Emotionally Focused Therapy is rooted in adult attachment theory and focuses on reshaping emotional responses between partners. Through guided sessions, couples identify recurring interaction cycles that lead to disconnection or conflict. With the therapist’s support, they learn to express core emotions more openly and respond to each other with greater empathy. EFT is particularly supportive for couples navigating fear, anger, betrayal, or distance in the relationship, and helps create a stronger emotional bond grounded in safety and responsiveness.

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What to Expect from Couple’s Counselling

Beginning with Clarity Your first session focuses on understanding your relationship’s unique history and concerns. Together, you and your therapist will explore the dynamics at play and begin identifying the patterns that may be contributing to conflict.

Setting Shared Goals Once your relationship concerns are clearly outlined, you’ll work collaboratively to define goals for therapy. These may include improving communication, rebuilding trust, or strengthening emotional connection—whatever matters most to both partners.

Practising New Tools As sessions progress, you’ll learn and apply practical strategies designed to improve everyday interactions. This may include conflict de-escalation techniques, communication frameworks, or exercises that support emotional responsiveness.

Progressing at Your Pace Every couple moves through therapy differently. Some focus on immediate issues, while others unpack long-standing dynamics. Your therapist will support you in progressing at a pace that feels manageable and constructive for both of you.

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Fees for Couple’s Counselling Services in Singapore

Service	Duration	Fee
Therapy Hours 12 pm to 3am Worldwide providing	50 Minutes Session	S$250
	80 Minutes Session	S$375
	100 Minutes Session	S$500
Outside office hours	50 minutes session	S$450
Session Packages	6 Session Package	S$1399
	10 Session Package	S$2300

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What if My Partner Doesn’t Want to Attend Counselling?

It’s not uncommon for one partner to feel hesitant about starting therapy. If your partner isn’t ready to join, you can still attend sessions on your own. Individual counselling gives you the space to explore your experiences, gain clarity, and begin making positive changes within the relationship. 

Sometimes, this step alone helps encourage your partner to participate later on. Rather than forcing the conversation, consider expressing why counselling matters to you and invite your partner to attend when they feel ready. Change often starts with just one person taking the first step.

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Our Certified Couple’s Therapist

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FAQs About Couple’s Therapy

Can couples counselling save my relationship?

It depends on each couple’s willingness to reflect and make changes. Counselling provides the structure and tools, but the outcome is shaped by both partners’ participation.

What is the success rate of couples therapy?

There is no fixed success rate. However, more couples are seeking therapy in Singapore, and this has been linked to fewer marriages ending in divorce in recent years, according to The Straits Times.

What are the benefits of couples counselling?

It helps improve communication, resolve ongoing conflicts, rebuild trust, and create a clearer understanding of each partner’s needs and expectations.

Should I attend the couples counselling alone or with my partner?

You can begin individually if your partner is not ready. Positive changes from one person can still influence the dynamic of the relationship over time.

What is the cost of couples counselling in Singapore?

Fees vary depending on the counselling centre, the therapist’s qualifications, and the length or type of session offered. For more information, contact us.

What is the difference between couples therapy and marriage counselling?

Couples therapy explores root causes and emotional patterns, while marriage counselling focuses on strengthening the relationship in the present and resolving surface-level conflicts.

Take the First Step Toward Clarity and Connection

If you’re feeling stuck, disconnected, or unsure where things are heading, couples counselling can offer a path forward. Whether you’re navigating daily challenges or deeper relationship concerns, this is a space to explore, reflect, and rebuild together. 

Reach out to begin the process in a safe and supportive setting.

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