emily bieber therapy

COUPLES

COUNSELLing

Greensborough, Melbourne

Emily has 20 years of wellbeing and social work experience. She uses gentle talk therapy to share achievable and holistic strategies with couples. Her professional experience as a social worker affords her a breadth of knowledge on family, health and community issues. Emily’s personal experiences of marriage, parenthood and caring for family members adds deep understanding.

couples

counselling

is taboo

Couples struggle with a range of issues that are often hard to talk about.

Because of this, the approach is gentle.

And we can talk about all of the issues:

Sex, drugs, infidelity, parenting, faith, fighting, illness, death, disability, IVF, mental illness, neurodiversity, birth trauma and more.

FAQs

  • $190 for a one hour session.

    Self-referrals are welcome; there are currently no publicly funded rebates for couples counselling in Australia. Most couples need 4-5 sessions, but let’s start with one!

  • Mon 8-8

    Wed 8-8

    Sat 8-2

    Face to face; or online

  • Emily’s work is informed by the evidence based interventions of J&J Gottman and Sue Johnson; acclaimed academics and practitioners in the field of couples therapy.

    Many couples are looking to rebuild communication skills, and Emily can provide skills to practice at home between sessions.

    Emily’s practice is trauma informed, encouraging and patient, and will support you and your family to increase wellbeing, by building on your existing capacities and strengths. 

  • Emily is a social work lecturer at La Trobe Uni.

    Emily is a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers. She is a climate activist, rainbow ally and feminist. Emily lives with her husband of 19 years and their three teenagers.

  • Social workers and psychologists work side by side, with the same intention: to improve wellbeing and relationships. We approach our work with various tools, many of which overlap. In addition to supporting the couple; social workers look at the influences around the family such as work stress, social injustice and beyond. We blend this understanding with talk therapy, to reduce isolation and amp up emotional well-being.

  • Yes, absolutely. 

    Many couples need support to get back to sex. Others need support to understand what a healthy sexual relationship looks like for them. Many sexual disorders can be attributed to poor emotional wellbeing, not lack of love.

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