REST Counselling provides fully accredited counselling for 
(Note - Not all of our counsellor provide all of these services)

Family Court (provides 6 counselling sessions for couples - more info)

WINZ (subsidy available to beneficiaries to contribute towards cost of counselling- more info)

EAP (workplace funded counselling – typically funds about 3-6 sessions - check with your employer)

ACC (Counselling for Survivors of Sexual Abuse - ACC partially funds 16 sessions with accredited counsellors)

I service my car regularly - perhaps more often than necessary.  It's not because I like my mechanic.  It's because I don't want to hear that ominous knocking that signalled the death knell of one of my favourite cars.  Couples that talk together survive. Commnication Coaching is designed to keep your connection open and flowing so that your relationship can thrive. Communication coaching is fun, informative and if you do it you will probably wonder why people struggle so much in relationships.  The key is start now.  If your relationship is great - keep it it that way.  If it's ok, make it better, and if it getting shaky run in as fast as you can.  To get a taste of what coaching looks like check out our Events page - the workshops are designed to give couples a taste of coaching.

Counselling provides a powerful way for clients to reflect on their lives.  To engage in powerful and productive change.  Counselling provides an environment of support and attention.  It enables people to examine their individual situations and utilise more fully their abilities and resources in their community.  The art of the counsellor could be summarized by these 3 stances. 

Standing Beside - Providing positive affirmation and support

Standing Apart - Presenting alternatives perspectives for consideration

Holding a Mirror - Reflecting the counsellor's experience of the client

Couples Counselling requires some specialist skills.  Working with couples is about teaching them to build a powerful, potent and passionate marriage recognising the skills they already carry.  The task them is to help them learn to connect and rediscover their early respect and admiration for each other.  Rather than endlessly rehashing the past, the focus is on helping couples build a passionate and exciting future together. A common theme for couples in counselling is, "I wish we did this years ago", and "I didn't know I could even like them again, let alone look forward to coming home."  Couples work is a primary focus of REST Counselling and a focus of much study and exploration. For information on free sessions click here.

REST Counselling runs two types of groups.  Individual and Couple's groups.  Groups are powerful vehicles for change.  When people with a common interest come together they tend not only to change their lives, they change their society.  Groups are more affordable, effective and fun.  They unite participants in a sense of share commitment.  Many people can feel anxious about attending groups but if you can make the first session that anxiety is quickly replaced with connection.

Sometimes a 90 minute session a fortnight is not enough.  Couples often enter counselling as a last resort or when there is a significant crisis.  Relationship Intensives are an opportunity to provide an extended time period (normally 4-6 hours over 1 or 2 days).  This time simply reduces some of the pressure and creates the possibility to do a lot of work in a short period of time.  It has some limitations, it is more expensive and it's hard for couples to remember everything that they do.  However it has a real benefit in that it can create significant hope.  Intensives are normally done in the couples home as this can create a more relaxed environment.

Throughout the year REST Counselling offers various workshops, presentations and events.  The intent of these is to offer timely, affordable high quality tools to  a broader audience.  A regular workshop is the Loving with Whole Brain - 1 Day workshop.  Designed for all our clients it will help you understand how your brain can help and hinder you on your journey into wholeness.  Practical, informative and entertaining we invite you not just to attend but to bring your friends as well.  For existing clients we offer discounted entry and a promotional offer for your friends as well.

In addition we promote high quality events by other therapists and educators.  In particular the Getting the Love you Want Weekends by Imago International are truly fabulous couples weekends that we highly endorse.