Get the support you need around relationships, intimacy, sex & love, with in-person couple counselling in Paddington, Brisbane.
Ready to develop your confidence and relationship skills so you can create the partnership you've always wanted?
In-person couples counselling and marriage counselling helps strengthen and improve your relationship with yourself and your partner. Held at my Paddington, Brisbane clinic, choose from individual counselling or joint couples therapy sessions with your partner.
Perhaps you're experiencing differences in sexual desire, resentment build-up, the pressures of parenting or broken trust.
Finding the right support when your relationship is feeling strained can make all the difference.
I'm Nicole Mathieson, a qualified Brisbane couples counsellor and marriage counsellor with more than 15 years’ experience. I help couples slow down, feel heard and rebuild the trust, intimacy and connection they’re missing.
Couples I work with often say:
- “We finally feel like we’re on the same team again.”
- “Nicole helped us understand our patterns and shift them gently.”
- “This is the first time we’ve felt hopeful in months.”
Whether you're facing communication issues, conflict, disconnection or just want to strengthen your bond, I offer a warm, grounded and non-judgemental space to work through it — together.
Book a Brisbane session today and take the first step towards reconnecting.
About my Brisbane couple counselling clinic
Clinic location
Total Wellness Therapies
68/283 Given Terrace, Paddington, QLD
Opening hours
Tuesdays, 9am-3pm
Thursdays, 12pm-9pm
Couple counselling Brisbane is for you if:
- Your relationship feels disconnected, numb or tumultuous.
- You've lost your libido, passion or attraction, or are experiencing conflict over differences in desire levels.
- You're feeling the strain of major life changes, such as parenting, grief, broken trust, financial hardship, career shifts or perimenopause.
- You want to stop feeling angry, resentful and sensitive, and be able to share your needs without conflict.
- You need support and guidance while looking for love or navigating a break-up.
- You want to feel more connected to your true self and finally love who you really are.
- You're both willing to try, learn, accept responsibility and grow.
I can teach you practical ways of cultivating a deeper understanding of one another, so you can safely navigate difficult conversations, trust there will always be repair after conflict, and find deep reconnection.
As an experienced couples counsellor in Brisbane, I draw from a wide therapeutic toolkit:
Nicole helped shift my views around men and relationships, some of which had shaped my psyche since childhood. She helped me forge a new way of thinking about relationships and self-love that has changed my life in amazing ways. I am forever grateful for Nicole's guidance and support.
Tess Martin // Brisbane
I can't recommend Nicole highly enough! She is amazing at what she does, and I had some big breakthroughs with my relationship after working with her. Highly recommend her course as well, you won't regret investing!
Ngaire Jones // Brisbane
What to expect from couple counselling in Brisbane (and how it helps)
Every couple is different, but most arrive feeling stuck in cycles of disconnection, miscommunication or unresolved hurt. Through our work together, you’ll begin to:
- Understand your unique relationship dynamics and triggers
- Learn how to share needs without conflict
- Rebuild trust and repair after ruptures or betrayals
- Develop emotional resilience and self-regulation
- Reignite intimacy and deepen emotional and physical closeness
I tailor sessions to suit your pace and goals. We can meet together with your partner or separately — whatever supports the process best.
Whether you're navigating parenting, grief, infidelity, perimenopause, or simply feel like you're drifting apart, couple counselling in Brisbane can give you tools, insight and hope.
I work with all types of people and relationships — heterosexual, poly, same-sex, trans, neurodivergent, long-term or in the honeymoon phase.
I regularly work with people and couples who:
- Are struggling with fertility or the transition into parenthood
- Have parenting differences or difficulties
- Have libido and desire differences
- Struggle to communicate without conflict or are stuck in avoidant patterns
- Are preparing for marriage or other major commitments and want to set up healthy foundations
- Are neurodivergent (autism / ADHD)
Book your session — couple counselling Brisbane
Individual counselling in Paddington, Brisbane
A 1:1 session just for you.
Develop your own inner connection and deep trust in who you truly are — so you can rebuild thriving, safe and connected relationships with other humans too.
50-minute session in Brisbane — $200
Couples counselling in Paddington, Brisbane
You and your partner in a joint session.
Come together in a safe, supportive and collaborative environment where both partners can openly discuss problems, get support and find resolutions.
1-hour session in Brisbane — $300
Extended couples counselling in Paddington, Brisbane
A longer joint session for deeper work.
Extended sessions allow for deeper resolution, sustained momentum, easier scheduling, and a greater chance of breakthrough and progress.
2-hr, 20-min session in Brisbane — $595
Prefer counselling from the comfort of your home? Check out my online counselling, held via Zoom.
Recommended pathway for new clients
Couple Counselling 7-Session Starter Pack
In-person at my Brisbane counselling clinic
Couple therapy requires an ongoing commitment and I want you to have realistic expectations. So, when booking your first couples session, I will encourage you to also schedule an individual session each plus at least another four couples sessions, ideally held fortnightly.
This provides consistency, builds trust and supports steady progress, helping you work through deeper issues gradually and reducing the likelihood of stopping prematurely when challenges arise.
I highly recommend Nicole. She really helped me deepen my relationship with my partner and connect with my vision for our future together. She is a wonderful listener who offers profound guidance.
Che Johnson // Brisbane
Relationships can be a beautiful catalyst for personal growth — as I have personally experienced in my own 28-year marriage.
Like any marriage, my husband and I have experienced ups and downs. The fact we're still happily together is not by chance. It is only since I started taking responsibility for my part in the relationship that things have felt better.
- My expectations and ideals have been deeply challenged and some smashed to pieces, so I could recognise this relationship as loving and beautiful.
- I have learned to be patient, as he has a different rhythm to me.
- I have learned to respect, admire and value his parenting of our two kids, which is different to mine.
- I have become less reactive and sensitive when we are in our "dance" (triggered).
- I have become really good at inviting deepening conversations and repair.
Relationships take work, but with the right support, they can be stronger and more fulfilling.
If you're ready to break old patterns and creating last change, I’d love to help.
Frequently asked questions
Get in touch and I'll be happy to help.
