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St Leonards
Suite 3, Level 4/66 Pacific Highway
St Leonards NSW 2065
T:(02) 8004 9966 View details
Ryde
Suite 7, 117 North Road
Ryde NSW 2112
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West Ryde
79 Ryedale Rd
West Ryde NSW 2114
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Cronulla
Level 1, 26-32 Ewos Parade
Cronulla NSW 2230
T:(02) 8004 9961 View details
Earlwood
Boomerang Ave
Earlwood NSW 2206
T:(02) 8004 9969 View details
Glebe
1 Arundel St
Glebe NSW 2037
T:(02) 8094 1796 View details
Elizabeth Street
411/185 Elizabeth St
Sydney NSW 2000
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Miranda
29 Kiora Road
Miranda NSW 2228
T:(02) 8004 9960 View details
Surry Hills
302/88 Foveaux St
Surry Hills NSW 2010
T:(02) 8094 1790 View details
Bondi Junction
404/332 Oxford Street
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
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Parramatta
26 Marion Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
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Castle Hill
Suite 14, 15-17 Terminus St
Castle Hill NSW 2154
T:(02) 8090 0817 View details
Caringbah
Level 1, 418 Kingsway
Caringbah NSW 2229
T:(02) 8094 1799 View details
Erina Central Coast
Suite 10, 166A The Entrance Rd
Erina NSW 2250
T:(02) 8004 5170 View details
Dapto
Laver Road
Dapto NSW 2530
T:(02) 4210 6170 View details
Wollongong
81 Keira St
Wollongong NSW 2500
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Macquarie Street
504/135-137 Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
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Cabramatta

Cabramatta West NSW 2166
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Campbelltown
3/167 Queen St
Campbelltown NSW 2650
T:(02) 8897 0811 View details
Dulwich Hill
Challis Ave
Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
T:02 8004 9963 View details
Lilyfield
1/358 Catherine St
Lilyfield, NSW 2040
T:(02) 8007 7337 View details
North Strathfield
Level 1/5 George St
North Strathfield NSW 2137
T:(02) 8004 9964 View details
Norwest
Suite 20/1 Maitland Place
Norwest NSW 2153
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Stanhope Gardens
1 View St
Stanhope Gardens NSW 2768
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Beecroft
Karril Ave
Beecroft NSW 2119
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Bella Vista
Q Central Building, Suite 208A, 10 Norbrik Drive
Bella Vista NSW 2153
T:(02) 8820 0717 View details
Hornsby
202/16 Hunter St
Hornsby NSW 2077
T:(02) 8004 9965 View details
Northbridge
343 Sailors Bay Rd
Northbridge NSW 2063
T:(02) 8094 1793 View details
Chatswood
54/47 Neridah St
Chatswood NSW 2067
T:(02) 8004 8510 View details
Mosman
The Cottage, 44 Avenue Road
Mosman NSW 2088
T:(02) 8897 0810 View details
Cremorne
4/350 Military Rd
Cremorne NSW 2090
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Lane Cove
Room 3, 67 Burns Bay Rd
Lane Cove NSW 2066
T:(02) 8002 1201 View details
Narrabeen
9/12 Rickard Rd
North Narrabeen NSW 2101
T:(02) 8404 0622 View details
Dee Why (Narraweena)
Mundara Place
Narraweena NSW 2099
T:(02) 8404 0622 View details
Kogarah
Suite 5.01, Level 5, 15 Kensington Street
Kogarah NSW 2217
T:(02) 8897 0806 View details
Gosford
54 Hills St
North Gosford NSW 2250
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    Relationship Counselling

    Counselling for Online Infidelity

    Counselling, in person or online.

    When cyber relationships threaten a real life relationship

    With increased access to the internet and more and more time spent online, there is an increased opportunity for internet relationships to become a threat to actual real life relationships, whether the threat is real or imagined.  Very often, people turn to online activities as a way to relieve boredom or as a way to find social interaction.  Another form of online entertainment is the exploding area of internet pornography.

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    When one person in a relationship becomes excessively involved with spending time on the computer the other person in the relationship can feel  left out.  Problems and conflicts can arise and soon the life of the relationship is in question.  Couples who are faced with questions and issues of online infidelity often turn to couple and marriage counselling or to an individual therapist for guidance.

    We see people for relationship and marriage problems at our Bella Vista, Lane Cove, Castle Hill, St Leonards and Miranda practices, and online.

    Clinicians offering relationship counselling

    Christine

    Christine

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Lane Cove

    Christine is a tertiary-qualified counsellor with over 20 years experience working with individuals and couples. She emphasises a collaborative approach to therapy, working with the client as an active partner in their treatment.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓

    Phone bookings weekdays 9am-6pm02 8205 0566
    Book with Christine
    Neri

    Neri

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    CabramattaOnline

    Neri is a Masters-qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with over 10 years experience working with both individuals and couples. Compassionate and insightful, Neri empowers her clients to transform their lives and relationships.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓Vietnamese ✓

    Phone bookings weekdays 9am-6pm02 8205 0566
    Book with Neri
    Mike

    Mike

    Clinical Psychologist & Couple Counsellor

    Online

    Mike has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and over 20 years experience working with individuals and couples. His success as a counsellor is consistently demonstrated by the deep clinical relationship he has with clients.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Phone bookings weekdays 9am-6pm02 8205 0566
    Book with Mike
    Megan

    Megan

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    St LeonardsNarrabeenOnline

    Megan is a Registered Counsellor with extensive experience supporting individuals and couples. Warm and empathetic, Megan uses an evidence-based, person-centred approach to help clients gain insight and create meaningful change. She is also an Accredited Mediator.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Jenna

    Jenna

    Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Couple Therapist

    West RydeOnline

    Jenna is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 15 years' experience across government health services and private practice. Warm and trauma-informed, Jenna works with individuals and couples to build safety, understanding and stronger connection, and build more secure connections with themselves and others.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Claire

    Claire

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Sydney CBDOnline

    Claire is a Masters-qualified Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist working with individuals and couples on relationships, attachment and emotional wellbeing. Warm and collaborative, she creates a supportive space for clients to work through what feels difficult, at their own pace.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓

    Howard

    Howard

    Registered Psychologist

    NarraweenaOnline

    Howard is a Registered Psychologist with over 25 years experience working with individuals, couples and families. He uses a practical but supportive approach, aiming to assist his clients to achieve their goals as quickly as possible.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓

    Naomi

    Naomi

    Psychologist & Couples Counsellor

    Bondi JunctionOnline

    Naomi is a Registered Psychologist with over 20 years experience. Warm, empathetic and client-centred, Naomi works with individuals and couples to draw on their strengths to overcome difficulties. She is Gottman certified.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓

    Revi

    Revi

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Bondi JunctionOnline

    Revi holds a Master of Social Work (Counselling) and has over 20 years experience counselling both individuals and couples. Compassionate and client-centred, Revi is passionate about helping her clients navigate life’s challenges.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓Hebrew ✓

    Atia

    Atia

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    GlebeOnline

    Atia is a degree-qualified counsellor with over 15 years experience working with individuals and couples. Compassionate and supportive, Atia supports her clients to develop self-awareness, empowering them to improve their wellbeing.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓Czech ✓

    Graciela

    Graciela

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    DaptoOnline

    Graciela is a Masters-qualified counsellor with over 15 years experience working with individuals and couples. With a gentle approach, Graciela helps her clients develop awareness and gain control of their lives and relationships.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓Spanish ✓

    Jennifer

    Jennifer

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Castle HillOnline

    Jennifer is a Masters-qualified counsellor with many years of experience. Collaborative and process-orientated, Jenny works with both individual and couples clients to develop healthier relationships with themselves and with others.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Di

    Di

    Counsellor & Psychotherapist

    Online

    Di is a Masters-qualified counsellor with over 10 years private practice experience. Empathic and collaborative, she works alongside her clients to make sense of what they are facing and find a way forward.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓

    Chris

    Chris

    Counsellor & Psychotherapist

    Surry HillsOnline

    Chris is a Masters-qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist who works with individuals and couples. Open and empathetic, Chris draws on his clients’ curiosity, creativity and inherent strengths to make a meaningful and empowering difference in their lives.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Laura

    Laura

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    CronullaOnline

    Laura is a Masters-qualified counsellor with extensive experience. Known for her warm and grounded presence, Laura helps individuals, couples and parents to uncover their own capacity for healing and meaningful change.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓

    Gaul

    Gaul

    Accredited Mental Health Social Worker & Relationship Counsellor

    CampbelltownOnline

    Gaul is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker with over 17 years experience supporting individuals, couples and families, in hospital settings and private practice. Transparent, curious and collaborative, he works in partnership with his clients.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓

    Rose

    Rose

    Counsellor & Couple Therapist

    Sydney CBDOnline

    Rose is a Masters-qualified counsellor and Registered Mental Health Social Worker with over 20 years experience. Working with both individuals and couples, Rose empowers her clients to enhance their wellbeing and achieve their goals.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓

    John

    John

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Online

    John is a tertiary-qualified counsellor and one of our most experienced therapists. John works with individuals and couples to build awareness of the patterns behind their decisions and lead more empowered and fulfilling lives. He is Gottman qualified.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓

    Andrea

    Andrea

    Psychologist & Couples Counsellor

    Chatswood

    Andrea is a Registered Psychologist with over 20 years experience working with individuals and couples. Andrea helps her clients process and regulate their emotions, working with mind and body to sustain long-lasting change.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓German ✓

    Pauline

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    ErinaOnline

    Pauline is a Registered Counsellor with almost 20 years of experience in both New Zealand and Australia. Warm and caring, Pauline works with individuals, couples and families, helping them build understanding and stronger connections.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓

    Theodora

    Psychologist & Relationship Counsellor

    Dulwich HillOnline

    Theodora is a Registered Psychologist with over 10 years of experience, working with both individuals and couples. Warm and compassionate, Theodora helps her clients make sense of their experiences and build stronger, more secure relationships.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓Greek ✓

    Alexandra

    Counsellor & Relationship Counsellor

    EarlwoodOnline

    Alexandra is a degree-qualified counsellor and relationship therapist with 15 years of experience across government and not-for-profit services. Accepting and down-to-earth, Alexandra works with individuals and couples, inviting clients to come as they are and work towards meaningful change.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓Greek ✓

    Daniel

    Counsellor & Relationship Therapist

    Bondi JunctionOnline

    Daniel is a tertiary-qualified counsellor with over 10 years of experience, working with both individuals and couples. Easy to talk to and quick to build trust, Daniel recognises each person’s strengths and helps them gain greater agency in their lives.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓After hours ✓

    Ali

    Counsellor & Couples Therapist

    ParramattaOnline

    Ali is a Masters-qualified counsellor with over 15 years of experience. Calm and compassionate, Ali works with individuals and couples, helping them feel safe, understood and better equipped to move forward.

    Individuals ✓Couples ✓Weekends ✓Arabic ✓

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    Why people choose us

    How we help you find the right clinician

    We have practices across Sydney, the coast and the Illawarra, and a full telehealth team. Our intake specialists know who works with what, and they will point you to the right person, whether that is near home, near work or online.

    Step 1

    A person answers the phone

    Call us weekdays between 9am and 6pm and one of our intake team picks up. They will ask what is going on and talk you through the options before you commit to anything.

    Step 2

    We match you to a clinician

    The fit between you and your therapist is the strongest thing we know of for making therapy work. We match on what you are facing, the approach you prefer, gender, language and how far you can travel.

    Step 3

    Your booking is scheduled

    We confirm your booking in writing so that you know when and where you’ll be meeting your new therapist.

    The guide

    Access to the internet

    According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 68 percent of residents have internet access and this percentage is fast growing. Out of the 68 percent of residents, 78 percent of these have access to broadband internet and the Federal Government has recently commenced work on expanding this to ensure that broadband internet will soon be available to the entire population.  Clearly, the internet has come to stay in most Australian homes.

    Of course the internet does have exceptional value, it is an immense communication network, it can provide easy access to educational information, it is a way for families spread over long distances to remain in contact, and it is a wonderful way to connect socially with people from all over the world. (This article is electronically protected, Copyright © Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney PTY LTD)

    Indeed, using the internet as a tool for social interaction is becoming more and more prominent in the way we engage with others, both locally and across the globe. Social interaction sites like Facebook, Twitter and various online chat rooms are becoming social phenomenas which enable people to meet and form online relationships.

    The internet also offers gaming fanatics the opportunity to make real social connections within a virtual cyber-world. In these 3D virtual worlds, a person can create their own virtual character, endow it with skills and a personality, and interact with others in a way which can sometimes create intense and very emotional attachments.

    Some of these websites even include the ability to have cybersex and become cyber-married.  These marriages are not legal, of course, but the emotional impact can still be quite substantial.

    Another aspect of the internet, and an extremely significant aspect in so far as it can affect relationships, is online pornography sites.

    Porn sites can be as benign as animae (cartoon) drawings and animated movies about sexual activities, and as involved as having girls and guys in private rooms who perform sexual activities on webcams where they can also interact with customers directly via microphones.  In extreme cases, watching internet pornography can become almost a full time activity for some people.

    What is internet or online infidelity?

    Internet infidelity occurs when one person within a relationship becomes emotionally involved with someone else through an online connection. The person may have actively been seeking an online relationship, or a relationship may have developed through innocent online discussion. Often, the online relationship is restricted to online activity and the parties will never meet.

    At other times, the parties may agree to meet and a real life, intimate relationship may result.
    Either way, online infidelity becomes apparent when the emotional attachment between the parties is such that it starts to interfere with your real-life relationship in a damaging way.

    Online infidelity can also occur through the excessive use, by one party in the relationship, of internet pornography. If you are spending a great deal of your time watching videos of other people having sex, but your own sex life is suffering from lack of attention, then in all likelihood, your activity will be causing problems within your relationship.

    If you are watching pornography to the extent that it is excluding your real life partner from your sexual life, then your interest in pornography is likely having a negative impact on your relationship. In these circumstance, you may wish to start questioning the underlying reasons for your extensive pornography use. An experienced counsellor or psychologist can help you address these questions.

    Likewise, if you are spending a great deal of time on 3D virtual worlds or in chat rooms where you are developing what feel like deeply intense emotional relationships, these relationships will undoubtedly start to impact on your feelings about your real life relationship and you may soon find yourself engaged in a form of online infidelity.

    Remember, the person on the other side of that chat room or pretend avatar can be someone completely different from what they are projecting on the screen. Without the visual verification of who they are and what they are, you may, in fact, be falling in love with a projection that has nothing to do with who they really are as a person. In essence, you may be putting your real life relationship in jeopardy for an illusion.

    What is online projection?

    Unfortunately, very often we turn to online relationships as a way to fill a void in our own lives.  We may feel lonely or feel that we are not getting enough attention from our spouse or partner at home.

    It is certainly easy enough to pop into an online chat room or create a character in a virtual world and begin to connect with people anonymously.  However, we do not really know who those people are, including their actual gender, physical attributes, where they live or anything else about them.

    We may begin to see things in them that we wish our real-life partner had and would share with us.  Those attributes are usually the characteristics we search for most in our real life partner, but feel, for whatever reason, are unavailable to us.

    What we are feeling about our new online friend likely has nothing to do with who they are as an actual person, and everything to do with what we actually want in our own lives. (This article is electronically protected, Copyright © Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney PTY LTD)

    Sadly, real life relationships become damaged, sometimes irreparably, because of online relationships that are built on ghosts and dreams.  At some point our real life spouse or partner is going to ask us to make a choice between the online relationship and them.  This is the point where many couples turn for help from a professional counsellor, psychologist or relationship counsellor.

    Vince and Marny

    Vince has been thrilled when he discovered how to access internet porn several years ago, especially the amateur ones. He and Marny had been married several years and while they still loved each other a great deal, the spark had gone out of their sex life. He found himself spending more and more time watching amateur porn, especially the ones where the woman was willing to do all of the things that Vince fantasised about.

    Then he discovered an online virtual world where he could create his own character and find others who would willingly have online sex with him all the time! It was phenomenal and exciting. He couldn’t understand why Marny was starting to get upset when he talked about the website and all the really sexy people on the site.

    Marny for her part hadn’t minded when Vince was online looking at porn from time to time. After all, what guy didn’t watch porn? She hadn’t even minded so much when he would ask her to come watch the amateur videos. They were interesting and even a bit exciting.

    She wouldn’t mind trying some of those things, just not in front of a camera! When she became really concerned was when Vince suddenly started spending all of his free time on this virtual site, especially when he would talk over and over about how sexy his new friend “Cindy” was and how much he adored her sexy look and how great she was at sex.

    Marny couldn’t get over the fact that Vince was enthralled with an imaginary person and was having fantasy sex instead of sex with his real life wife who wanted to be with him! She was desperately afraid she was losing her husband to a pretend world where she had no chance of competing.

    How can counselling help online infidelity?

    A professional relationship counsellor can help a couple discover the underlying reason for why one partner, Vince in our example, might be spending so much time online to the extent that they exclude their real life partner.

    The counsellor or psychologist can help the couple understand what projection is and how damaging it can be to become emotionally involved with an online character that does not really exist but still poses a threat to the real relationship.  In addition an experienced couples or relationship counsellor can offer assistance by:

    Improving Communication Skills, By learning to openly express our needs and be heard, problems like those that Marny and Vince experienced can often be avoided.  Communication is not something we automatically know how to do effectively, and a counsellor can improve this skill tremendously.

    Teach about Boundaries and Limits, Most counsellors would agree that spending time online in and of itself is probably not a bad thing.  But with most things in life, there should be boundaries and limits to almost every activity.  A professional counsellor, psychologist or relationship therapist can help a couple learn about where and how to set boundaries with each other that can help them as a couple.

    Help a Couple Reconnect - Couples are a couple for a reason.  Usually, those qualities that we found so wonderful at the beginning of the relationships still exist; they have just become buried under years of emotional burdening.  A relationship counsellor can help a couple reconnect and uncover those wonderful things about each other and even find new ones to help them rejoin and become a stronger couple.

    Online infidelity is more about emotional needs not being met than physical infidelity.  It is an event in a couple’s life that is a signal flare that something is wrong and needs tending before the relationship really does explode and become completely damaged beyond repair.

    How to seek help for online infidelity relationship problems

    If you or someone you know is having problems with online infidelity or online porn addiction, a relationship counsellor, psychologist or therapist may be able to help.

    They can help you or your friend identify what is driving the need for your online relationships, help improve communication skills and bring a couple back together so that they are stronger and more deeply committed to the relationship. (This article is electronically protected, Copyright © Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney PTY LTD)

    If you or someone you know is struggling with these or similar problems and would like to book a consultation with a qualified counsellor or would like to obtain further advice please contact:

    Associated Counsellors & Psychologists Sydney

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    Sessions run for 55 minutes, and the fee depends on who you see. Counsellors start from $150, social workers and psychologists from $200, and clinical psychologists from $230. With a GP Mental Health Treatment Plan, a Medicare rebate may apply to sessions with a psychologist or a registered mental health social worker, so please speak to our staff about your options.

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    Counselling Sydney is great if you want to save yourself hours of research finding a therapist that fits you best. They are super-efficient with their questioning and require minimal paperwork, yet I feel confident the counsellor they recommended to my wife and me is very suitable.

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