Relationships are rarely simple. They carry the weight of daily life, work pressure, parenting, financial stress, health challenges, and the accumulated history of two people trying to build something together. Even the strongest relationships go through periods where the connection feels strained, the distance feels hard to close, or the same patterns keep repeating without resolution.

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Couples therapy at Lumina is a space to slow down, understand what's actually happening between you, and find a way forward that works for both of you.

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All relationships. All stages.

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Lumina works with couples across every stage of a relationship,  from those just starting out and wanting to build strong foundations, to long-term partners navigating significant change, to couples facing the particular complexity of separation while remaining co-parents.

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Whatever brings you here, the work is grounded in understanding your relationship as it actually is, not against an idealised version of what it should be.

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Couples commonly seek support around:

• Emotional distance or disconnection

• Conflict patterns that don't resolve

• Intimacy and sexual concerns

• Infidelity and rebuilding trust

• Parenting challenges and family stress

• Financial pressure and life decisions

• Life transitions, illness, or grief

• Pre-marital counselling and relationship preparation

• Separation, divorce, and co-parenting support

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What to Expect.

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Your first session is 90 minutes, a chance to talk about what's brought you here and what feels most important right now. There's no pressure to have a shared version of events, often you won't, and that's part of what the work explores.

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From there, the process is shaped by what the relationship needs. There may be times where sessions move between individual and joint work, sometimes it's useful to meet separately before coming back together. That flexibility is part of how the work finds its footing.

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Ongoing sessions are 50 minutes, held at a pace that works for both of you. Over time, the focus shifts from what's happening between you to understanding why, and finding ways forward that feel sustainable for your relationship.