The quality of our relationships impacts greatly on our ability to thrive. When our relationships start to struggle or breakdown, we feel isolated – we are in pain. If you are feeling frustrated, uncared for, tired, angry, alone, hopeless or fearful for your future, I really encourage you to take action and get help. It can be almost impossible to fix disconnection and conflict between you and your loved ones without an outside, neutral person to help you navigate your issues.
Against all advice to “keep things brief”, our website is full of information on all aspects of relationship struggle. So, even if engaging with one of us isn’t an option for you right now, it is our sincere intention that this website can help you make sense of your relationship challenges.
If you’re not feeling happy or close in your most intimate relationship, we offer gentle and effective therapy that helps you get away from conflict and distance. We work to reignite the bond between you.
Our Discernment Counselling sessions help if you are close to “done”. We try to uncover what has gone wrong and turn things around, and if that isn’t possible, we offer breakup support.
Our individual struggles are often deeply connected to our early relationships. Understanding the ways your past attachments and trauma have shaped you heals you towards a happy future.
We run couple retreats that are educational, fun and very rewarding for participants. Some of our practitioners offer 2-day relationship therapy intensives for time poor couples.
We help you unpack the complex web of family dynamics that can form a feedback loop that causes multiple relationships in families to become unhelpfully strained.
We understand relationships at a deeper level – and workplace relationships can severely impact your wellbeing. We train teams on how to have empathic, positive & conflict free relationships.
We look after Relationship Therapists around Australia who may otherwise feel isolated in their important and challenging work. We provide support, clinical supervision and training.
We are passionate about delivering capital city quality therapy to couples, individuals and families that are geographically isolated across Australia through online and intensive counselling.
Expert online counselling at YMU tailored for rural and remote clients, offering support wherever you are.
To feel loved, appreciated, safe, and connected — isn’t that what we all want? And if we’re no longer in love, don’t we still hope our ex-partner will value us, respect our perspective, and act with care?
At YMU Relationship Counselling in Canberra, we believe these needs are universal. Whether you’re working to strengthen your relationship or navigating the pain of separation, our focus is on helping you feel heard, supported, and empowered — no matter where you are in your journey.
Our centre offers a range of support, including evidence-based relationship counselling, discernment therapy, family mediation, and break-up support. We also work with individuals seeking high-quality, emotionally attuned therapy that strengthens — rather than undermines — their current or future relationships.
As therapists, we share a down-to-earth, compassionate way of working. While we each bring our own personality, our shared culture is one of warmth, humour, and empathy. We take time to listen carefully and supportively, no matter your emotional state — and we’ll stay with you until you feel truly heard and understood.
If you’re in a relationship, we’ll guide you with proven techniques to break the cycle of conflict or feelings of inadequacy, helping you reconnect with your partner. Our practitioners are trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and are dedicated to showing you that rebuilding connection is possible.
When one partner is considering separation, we offer discernment counselling to help both of you explore whether this is the best way forward. Creating breathing space allows you to reflect, slow down, and get on the same page together.
For those already separated, we provide mediation to finalise your time together constructively, empowering both of you as you move forward. We also offer online counselling for individuals feeling overwhelmed after a break-up or navigating the family law process.
Contact us to book an appointment for relationship counselling in Canberra, discuss online couples counselling talk to us about online counselling, or read more about our services above.
YMU offer both relationship workshops and relationship counselling intensives to couples who are time poor or who are looking for focused help on their relationship.
One crucial way to become the best practitioner we can be is by seeking support in our work. This, of course, includes mandated clinical supervision, but it also involves connecting with others for debriefing and encouragement, feeling part of a team, and engaging in professional learning. We aim to provide support for therapists living in rural and regional Australia or who are feeling isolated in private practice.
Post-COVID, many people, including therapists, have moved away from capital cities and are now working remotely. Whether you’ve always lived in rural Australia or have recently relocated, read more about how we can support you, including helping you connect with rural and remote clients.
"Our relationship felt strengthened and we felt a deeper tenderness for each other afterwards."
YMU Client Testimonial
