The Relationship Rescuers

77 Leslie Road

Gisborne, VIC, 3437

+61 0422 629 512

24/7 Client Support

Tue-Sun: 10AM - 6PM

Appointments

Our Approach

Counselling is a skill that cannot be adequately learned from a textbook,
or in the classroom. There is no substitute for life experience.
Between us, Leanne and I have more than a 100 years of just that—life experience.

Our sessions follow a logical, practical, resolution pathway, namely:

a)   Identifying and acknowledging the issues / reasons for counselling.

b)   Suggesting alternative communication and behavioural techniques.

c)   Evaluating successes and failures and offering remedial solutions.

d)   Preparing clients for lifelong successful relationship interactions.

To achieve this, we have lived through and acquired knowledge from:

  • A disciplined but caring upbringing.
  • Each of us have felt the pain and heartache of divorce; ongoing grief from the loss of parents and loved ones; we have both survived cancer and overcome financial hardship.
  • We have raised six children between us, and suffered the pain of the empty nest.
  • We have worked in the medical field and in the army, the police force, and the public sector, experiencing first-hand a multitude of emotions that were raw and often painful, leaving us at times extremely vulnerable.
  • We have run our own businesses, including a bed and breakfast which exposed us to thousands of couples, each displaying unique personalities and behaviours.
  • We have seen friends divorce and been saddened and frustrated by the reasons they gave which they believed were unsolvable: infidelity, intimacy concerns, financial hardship, anger and trust issues, illness, drug and alcohol abuse, boredom, depression, and menopause being but a few of the causes.
  • We have watched society and values change over the years,
    and understand the pressures of today’s fast paced world,
    and its possible negative impact on relationships.

We have a wealth of practical examples we can pass on to demonstrate our first hand knowledge and understanding of what
you as a couple may experience in the future, or are going through right now, and how personal and overwhelming it must
feel. We can articulate instances to show it is possible to overcome major difficulties, even when they appear insurmountable, or perhaps hopeless. We guarantee that at the end of each session you will understand yourself and your partner more than you have ever done before.

In short, our extensive experience will ensure you obtain results you can measure (for example: less heated arguments, less stress, a sense of physical relief, greater mutual respect for one another, a rekindling of your emotional connection and
overall wellbeing, acknowledgment and acceptance of life’s cyclic patterns which can and do affect everyone’s individual mood and disposition).

Finally, we will demonstrate the untold joy and fulfillment a rekindled relationship can bring to a couples’ lives, revealing
the value of making the effort, no matter how demanding it may seem.  Effort that must be applied not just once or twice,
but always, thereby ensuring that a loving, harmonious and rewarding relationship ensues.