Meet Anne

Qualifications

Anne is the founder of Well Of Life Counselling and a Certified Gottman Therapist and Certified Discernment Counsellor. She has undertaken extensive specialist training in evidence based approaches to relationship counselling and is committed to ongoing professional development to ensure clients receive the highest standard of care.

Her approach combines research backed relationship therapy with warmth, compassion and practical guidance, helping couples create meaningful and lasting change.

Professional Experience

Anne began her professional career as a Registered Nurse before undertaking a Masters of Counselling and further study in couples therapy. 

She has worked across both corporate and not for profit organisations, supporting individuals, couples and families through a wide range of life experiences. Until the end of 2021, Anne worked at RelateWell – Family Relationships Institute, where she provided individual and couples counselling while also facilitating mental health and wellbeing sessions for new parents.

Throughout her career, Anne has worked with couples at every stage of their relationship, from those wanting to strengthen an already healthy partnership, to those experiencing significant distress or even uncertainty about their future together. She has extensive experience helping couples

• improve communication,
• navigate conflict,
• rebuild trust following relationship injuries, affairs and other betrayals,
• reconnect emotionally,
• rebuild intimacy and
• strengthen connection through major life transitions, including parenthood and ’empty nesting’.

As a Certified Discernment Counsellor, Anne also works with couples where one partner is considering separation and the other hopes to preserve the relationship. She helps couples gain greater clarity and confidence about the path forward, whatever that may be.

Anne’s recognised expertise in Discernment Counselling led to her presenting on this specialised approach at the 2024 national retreat for Certified Gottman Therapists. Her work is grounded in evidence based practice and a commitment to ongoing professional development, ensuring clients receive practical, research informed support that creates meaningful and lasting change.

Personal Vision and Philosophy

Anne has always had a strong desire to support the emotional and relational wellbeing of others. She believes healthy relationships have the power to change lives and considers it a privilege to walk alongside individuals and couples as they navigate challenges, strengthen their relationships and build deeper connection.

She understands that every relationship experiences difficult seasons and believes that seeking support is a sign of commitment rather than failure. Her goal is to create a respectful, collaborative and non judgemental environment where clients feel heard, understood and supported as they work towards meaningful change.

Anne’s counselling is informed not only by extensive professional training and evidence based approaches, but also by the empathy, insight and perspective gained through her own life experiences. As the proud mother of three adult children, she appreciates the many stages and transitions that relationships and family life can involve, bringing both compassion and understanding to the counselling process.

Anne is passionate about helping people experience greater understanding, stronger connection and relational joy. She believes that when couples invest in the health of their relationship, the benefits extend far beyond the couple themselves, positively influencing their families, their communities and future generations.

Why Relationship Counselling Matters

Research indicates that the quality of our closest relationships has a profound influence on our emotional wellbeing, physical health and life experience.

She sees the family as the primary place where children and adults alike learn about relationships, how to communicate well, how to resolve differences and what love, respect and trust look like. Strengthening the couple relationship has benefits that extend beyond two individuals, positively shaping the emotional environment in which individuals grow and future relationships are formed.

Anne’s vision is to make the world a better place, one relationship and one family at a time. By helping couples build stronger, healthier relationships today, she hopes to contribute to healthier families and stronger communities for generations to come.