Couples counselling creates better relationships.
Your relationship is the most important thing in your life, couples therapy helps it stay that way. When there is emotional distance and poor communication, we lose the ability to negotiate the relationship with presence and with love. Couples therapy helps you repair connection so resolutions become possible.
People come to couples counselling for all kinds of reasons; to improve communication, break longstanding issues, repair from betrayal, learn new intimacy skills, manage stress from their extended families or re-connect after being parents. Whatever your story, couples therapy can help.
Specialist Counselling Areas
Kelly is a well-known specialist in the areas of infidelity and intimacy, along with extensive experience in attachment work and relational dynamics that support healthy communication. You can choose from the following areas, or book in for general couples counselling that meets your needs.
Infidelity Repair and Recovery
Infidelity creates a significant rupture in trust and disconnection. Specialist therapy is needed for the acute crisis phase, and for the longer term work of rebuilding trust and stability.
Intimacy and Sex Therapy
Intimacy and sex challenges can show up as feeling disconnected, mismatched desire, a loss of spark, or a sense that something meaningful has gone quiet, even in a loving relationship.
Attachment Styles and Connection
To repair anxious and avoidant dynamics, you can learn how your attachment styles interact and develop new ways of relating that reduce conflict and create emotional security.
Communication and Conflict
This work helps you learn how to interrupt unhelpful cycles, speak and listen more effectively, and repair conflict in ways that strengthen rather than damage the relationship.
Couples Counselling in Noosa, Buderim and Online.
Choose your location, and contact Kelly to learn more about after hours appointments if needed.
Online, Everywhere
Attend from wherever you are. Kelly accepts local and international clients
Meet your therapist
I’m Kelly Anne Mitchell, a grounded, experienced relationship therapist with over 20 years of clinical and integrative practice.
My work brings together relationship therapy, somatic psychotherapy and embodied approaches to support people in creating more honest, connected and fulfilling relationships. Our sessions build self awareness and relational awareness, allowing each person to learn, grow and commit to new depths of loving.
This work helps you repair ruptures, improve communication, break old relationship patterns and create more intimacy so you can have the deepest love possible.
I will meet you where you’re at, respect your pace and process and bring the depth of my experience in service to the relationship outcome you desire.
Kelly is a specialist relationship consultant, featured in:
If you’re ready to start the couples counselling journey, let’s begin.
Your program will include in depth sessions, practical activities and relevant home practice to support the goals you have. You’ll receive expert guidance and real-world skill building techniques throughout the entire journey.
Couples counselling has three phases:
01
Phase 1
Contact Kelly to discuss your needs. Book 1 x 75 minute couples session.
02
Phase 2
2 x 50 minute individual sessions
(one for each person).
1 x 50 minute couples session.
03
Phase 3
6 x 50 minute couples sessions. This is an example, you can choose what is right for you.
Investment
New couples long session | $350 (75 mins)
Ongoing couples session | $295 (50 mins)
Individual therapy session | $250 (50 mins)
Couples therapy immersions, retreats and programs have all inclusive pricing.
All fees include GST.
BUPA members can claim on their health insurance if the appropriate extras are listed. Medicare rebates are not available for couples therapy, and psychotherapy is not listed under the Medicare plans.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR INFIDELITY THERAPY PLEASE EXPLORE KELLY'S INFIDELITY REPAIR PROGRAM.
FAQ's
Kelly holds the following qualifications:
Master of Counselling.
Graduate Diploma in Counselling for Health and Social Care.
Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice.
Bachelor of Health Science.
600hr professional certification in sex, love and relationships.
Extensive training in somatic movement, intimacy and embodiment.
Certificate in Somatic Ecotherapy.
Your initial couples session is 75 minutes.
Ongoing sessions are 50 minutes.
6-10 sessions of couples therapy are recommended for regular concerns. Infidelity repair may (and usually does) take longer depending on your circumstances.
Initial couples sessions are: $350 | 75 minutes.
Ongoing couples sessions are: $295 | 50 minutes.
Individual sessions are $250 | 50 minutes.
Yes, on-site and/or street parking is available at both Buderim and Noosa.
Medicare does not cover couples therapy sessions for any providers. Neither psychologists nor psychotherapists can offer rebates for couples therapy.
Individual psychotherapy cannot be claimed under MHCPs with Kelly however, you may be able to claim with BUPA if you have the relevant coverage. Please check with them first.