Counselling for relationships and the people in them.
Couples counselling, relationship preparation and men’s counselling in Geelong.
Relationships don't have to be falling apart before they're worth investing in.
You might be moving in together or preparing for marriage. You might be feeling disconnected, caught in the same conflicts or trying to rebuild something important. Or you might be trying to understand yourself, your relationships and what you need more clearly.
Terrain Counselling offers a calm, grounded place to understand what's happening and find a clearer way forward.
How CAN Terrain Help?
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Preparing for what's next · Moving in together · Getting married · Building a future
Some of the best times to work on your relationship are when things are going well. Have the important conversations, understand each other more deeply and prepare for the next stage of your life together.
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When your relationship is struggling · Conflict · Disconnection · Communication · Trust · Intimacy
When the same problems keep repeating or you've lost the connection you once had, couples counselling can help you understand what's happening between you and begin changing the pattern.
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When you're struggling · Stress · Relationships · Emotions · Identity · Direction
A straightforward, non-judgemental space for men wanting to better understand themselves, their relationships and what's happening beneath the surface.
Hi, I'm Andrew.
I'm a counsellor and psychotherapist specialising in men's and couples therapy in Geelong.
I believe good therapy starts with feeling understood. My approach is calm, straightforward and collaborative. Rather than judging who's right or wrong, I'm interested in helping people understand what's happening beneath the surface and what might help things change.
I hold a Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy and Graduate Diploma of Counselling and am registered with PACFA. My work with couples is informed by Gottman Method, attachment and emotion-focused approaches.
Where are you right now?
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We're moving in together.
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We're getting married.
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We keep having the same fights.
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We've become disconnected.
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I'm struggling personally or in my relationship.
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I'm not sure what kind of support I need.
Getting married
Prepare for the marriage, not only the wedding.
Explore communication, conflict, emotional connection, money, intimacy, family, children, expectations and the kind of marriage you want to create.
[Pre-marriage counselling in Geelong]
Relationships are worth preparing for.
We prepare for careers, homes, weddings and families. But we're rarely taught how to prepare for the relationship at the centre of them.
Major relationship transitions bring new questions and expectations. Moving in together changes how you share money, responsibilities, space and everyday life. Marriage raises questions about commitment, family, intimacy, values and the future you're building together.
Relationship preparation gives you space to have those conversations deliberately — before difficulties become established patterns.
Moving in together
Sharing a home changes more than your address.
Explore money, responsibilities, independence, family, sex, conflict and what living together means for the future of your relationship.
[Preparing to move in together]
When something between you isn't working
You can love each other and still become stuck. Conflict can become repetitive. One person pursues while the other withdraws. Conversations become defensive or go nowhere. Sex and affection change. Trust can be damaged. Sometimes couples simply realise they no longer feel as close as they once did.
Couples counselling creates space to slow the pattern down and understand what's happening between you — and what's happening underneath it. At Terrain, couples work draws on established approaches including the Gottman Method, attachment theory and emotion-focused approaches.
Counselling for men
You don't have to have everything figured out before you talk about it.
For many men, struggling doesn't necessarily look like a mental health crisis.
It can look like withdrawing from your partner. Losing patience. Overthinking. Feeling responsible for everyone. Working harder. Feeling disconnected. Not knowing what you feel. Or knowing something isn't right but not knowing what to call it.
Counselling gives you somewhere to slow things down, understand what's happening and work out what you want to do next.
Ready to start a conversation?
You don't need to know exactly what you need before getting in touch.
Whether you're preparing for an important next step, concerned about your relationship or looking for support for yourself, tell me a little about what's happening and we can work out whether Terrain is the right fit.
South Geelong
407 Yarra Street, South Geelong
E-mail: terraincounselling@gmail.com
Ph: 0494 055 796