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Relationship issues can affect every aspect of your life. You may find yourself feeling disconnected from your partner, unsure how to communicate your needs or resolve conflicts. Small disagreements may escalate into bigger problems, leaving you feeling overwhelmed or resentful. 

When it comes to dating anxiety, fear of rejection or failure can make it difficult to put yourself out there. You might worry that you're not good enough or fear getting hurt again, causing you to avoid opportunities for connection. If you've recently experienced heartbreak, the pain of loss can leave you feeling emotionally stuck, making it hard to trust or invest in new relationships.

For couples, unresolved conflicts or unspoken feelings can create tension that affects the entire relationship. Over time, these issues can fester, leading to deeper emotional wounds and possibly the breakdown of the relationship. It can drain your emotional energy, reduce your self-esteem, and keep you from living the life you truly want. You don’t have to live like that. There are ways to heal and rebuild stronger, healthier connections.

Hello, I am Mary Galanis

I’m an accredited Strategic Psychotherapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, passionate about helping you navigate and resolve life’s challenges with a practical yet compassionate approach. I understand how relationship struggles, including dating anxiety or breakups, can leave you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected. I aim to empower you with tools and strategies to heal and move forward.

With a focus on tangible results, I offer personalised treatment plans using a variety of proven methods like Hypnosis, EMDR for trauma, Psychotherapy, and Somatic Healing, ensuring your holistic well-being is always at the centre of our work together.

Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy are recognised by medical professionals as proven, safe, and effective methods for addressing relationship issues and the emotional turmoil that can follow. Together, we’ll work to regain your confidence, rebuild trust, and create healthier relationships.

When I’m not helping clients, I enjoy spending time with my two adult daughters, practising yoga, and relaxing with my two cats. I believe in continuous growth—both in my personal life and in my practice—always striving to help you become a well-balanced and the best version of yourself.

We work together on your tailored treatment for your unique journey to better wellness.

Here’s to better and better.

Couples Counselling & Relationship BreakUps using Strategic Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy

Clinical Hypnotherapy offers a unique way to address emotional pain and patterns that may be affecting your relationships. Whether you’re struggling with trust, dating anxiety, or the pain of past heartbreak, hypnotherapy works by accessing your subconscious mind. In this relaxed state, it helps reframe negative thoughts and beliefs, allowing you to release emotional baggage and build healthier connections. It’s especially useful for dating anxiety, helping you overcome fear of rejection and rebuild confidence in your ability to form meaningful relationships.

Strategic Psychotherapy is a solution-focused approach designed to help you confront the root causes of your relationship challenges. For couples, this can be a powerful tool to rebuild trust, enhance communication, and resolve long-standing conflicts. By addressing specific issues, such as emotional distance, recurring arguments, or intimacy concerns, Strategic Psychotherapy helps you and your partner find practical, sustainable ways to strengthen your bond. It’s not just about managing problems—it’s about creating new ways of relating to each other that foster connection and mutual respect.

Couples Counselling, integrated with both Clinical Hypnotherapy and Strategic Psychotherapy, offers a comprehensive approach to relationship healing. In counselling sessions, you and your partner will have the space to openly discuss your concerns and work through difficulties with a supportive and non-judgmental guide. Whether you’re facing ongoing communication problems, a lack of intimacy, or challenges brought on by external stressors, couples counselling can provide clarity and bring you back to a place of emotional connection.

Together, these therapies offer a holistic path forward, whether you’re overcoming dating fears, recovering from heartbreak, or rebuilding your relationship. You can expect improved communication, greater trust, and a deeper sense of emotional security—both in yourself and in your relationships.

 

Success Stories

My husband and I needed help. Our relationship had been failing for quite a few years. Mary helped with communication and conflict. We needed all the help available. Mary is very patient and understanding.

Kim

Mary helped me with my marriage breakdown. She helped me recognise I was in charge of the choices I made in life. Very grateful.

Sarah F

FAQs

1What are relationship issues?
Relationships can encompass a variety of challenges, such as marital problems, breakups, and managing conflicts between partners. Effective communication and conflict resolution are key issues in relationships. It is important to acknowledge that individuals have their own set of values which may not always align with those of their partners.
2How relationship counselling helps?
When faced with challenges such as dating anxiety, marital issues, sexual anxiety, and relationship breakdowns, hypnotherapy can address the root causes and disrupt the negative patterns contributing to them. By eliminating triggers and resolving persistent issues, hypnotherapy can help individuals effectively overcome challenges in the long term. Many individuals report finding hypnotherapy to be a deeply relaxing, enjoyable, and cathartic experience. Hypnotherapy provides individuals with a means to express their emotions and enhances their capacity to address their challenges. This form of therapy is effective in facilitating quick and lasting transformation. Moreover, it has a therapeutic effect, contributing significantly to the improvement of self-confidence, emotional well-being, and optimism. Hypnotherapy proves to be highly beneficial in the realm of relationships by offering prompt assistance and addressing a wide range of issues. Whether dealing with situational or personal conflicts, or even uncovering hidden anxieties and traumas, hypnotherapy offers a solution-oriented method to efficiently resolve specific concerns. An example of relationship counselling is couples counselling, which enhances therapy by fostering open communication and understanding between partners.
3How effective is hypnotherapy for relationships?
Whether you’re in a romantic relationship, a friendship or any other relationship, it’s important to distinguish between normal and healthy conflict to an unhealthy, damaging one. The constant presence of arguments that take place with malice, anger and little to no compassion for instance is a sure sign of unhealthy, unresolved conflict. It can be a source of frequent disagreements, often with a lack of solution-seeking intent and may lead both parties to vilify each other. If this sounds like something you are dealing with, then it’s time to question the need for relationship counselling hypnotherapy. When you’d like concrete, far reaching impact that’s more than what your average relationship coach Melbourne service can give you, hypnotherapy will help you reach a healthy dialogue, yielding positive results in long-term problem-solving and conflict resolution. It eliminates roadblocks to relationship mending, uncovers and resolves hidden tensions and resentments that fuel frequent arguments. Hypnotherapy breaks down repeating patterns that lead to external and internal conflict in relationships. It changes your subconscious, leads to healthier behaviours and allows you to overcome difficult emotions in conflict to resolve them constructively. It also helps you build confidence to ask for what you need, which is important in relationships. If you’d like a new lease on life for your relationship, hypnotherapy can restore connection in deteriorating relationships, and enable healthy communication and resolution in the long run.
4How safe is hypnotherapy for anxiety?
Yes, hypnotherapy is very safe. Hypnotherapy creates a safe space where you feel comfortable, calm, and at ease. A 2015 review published in the academic journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine# found there were no adverse effects of hypnotherapy when treating relationships.
5What does a typical session look like ?
Sessions last for 60 minutes. This gives me time to treat both the mind and the body. The first session lasts for 90 minutes. All other sessions are 60 minutes each.) Beginning: Typically, each session begins with a discussion of what’s happened since your last session. This gives us a clear idea of the progress you feel you’ve made and what areas we need to focus on. Middle: You’ll sit back, relax, and listen as you receive hypnotherapy (most clients’ favourite part of the session!). End: Finally, we’ll discuss what actions need to take place between this session and your next to ensure your healing continues.
6How many sessions will I need ?
It’s important to understand everyone has a different set of circumstances. That’s why I tailor each treatment program according to your individual needs. As a general guide, most people develop the tools they need to achieve symptom decrease and gradually overcome anxiety after 3 to 6 sessions
7Can sessions be done online?
Hypnotherapy can be done either online or in person. Both forms are equally effective, so it’s really up to you. I’m located in Caulfield, Vic. Some people prefer online treatment because they don’t have to leave the comfort of their own homes. Others prefer to come in person because they’re more relaxed face-to-face and they don’t have to use video call technology.
8How do i get in touch with you?
Simply send me a message using the enquiry/booking form or book in a 30mins free discovery call. and I’ll be in touch! Or If you’d like to have a quick chat prior to booking a session, you can also call me on 0411 11 4587. I look forward to meeting you.