Southern Marriage equips people with tools to help them in their marriage.
Find a ResourceThe RetreatWe have all seen the positive and negative impact that Marriages can have on families and communities, therefore we are a team of passionate volunteers who want to see your marriage thrive. So we’re about resourcing couples to reach their full potential.
We have a network of courses that are specially designed for couples to have time together A break from the normal routine and have some fun together.
Couples complete a 7 week course working through topics such as communication and conflict, finances, family expectations etc. Your facilitators introduce the evening and the online content. The content is regularly paused for couples to work through questions in a booklet together privately. No group discussions!!
Couples work with a Facilitator monthly over the course of a year to discuss some of the ups and downs of marriage. This involves working through a workbook in a non threatening way.
We have a great team of coaches and trained counsellors that will journey with you to help you enrich your marriage. From Pre-Marriage Coaching to marriage enrichment and conflict resolution, we are here to support you on your journey and whatever stage your marriage is at.
Helen has had a variety of roles and experiences over the years including being a Presbyterian minister, missionary in Myanmar, teacher and counsellor. She is currently living in Wanaka with her husband Wayne and offers spiritually-focused counselling either face to face along with or online sessions. Helen works with an online tool called Prepare- Enrich as well as many other counselling modalities depending on the needs of the couple. For more about Helen or to make an appointment, see her website: www.rebuildministries.co.nz
Experienced counsellor offering counselling for individuals, couples, relationships, anxiety, stress, depression, alcohol, drug use, personal improvement, life direction, parenting, grief, coping with change, managing conflict, either in person or in an online format. I use the Gottman model of couples therapy in my work with relationship issues.
With more than a decade of experience as a counsellor, Belinda brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with couples under 40 years old. She works with couples through a wide range of areas effecting their relationship, including trust and forgiveness issues; struggles around rejection, jealousy, infidelity and shame; depression, anxiety and addictions; past trauma; sexual struggles and more. Belinda offers face to face or online sessions.
Jillian is a qualified and experienced counsellor who has been working with individuals and couples from a wide range of backgrounds and issues since 1991. Jillian enjoys seeing people grow and develop and be empowered to take fresh positive initiatives in the situations that are before them. Jillian’s work is informed over the years by her work in a range of fields, including mental health, disabilities, social work, lecturing, teaching, addictions and research and also her Christian faith. This has given her a wide understanding of often complex issues that people face.
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"It wasn't just about escaping life, it was about getting in a space where we could focus on life and then make it better for us as a couple and us as a family. We recognise if we don't keep coming back together we are eventually going to drift apart, so we need to take intentional steps and the Sothern Marriage Retreat is one great way to do this."
We don't want to be greedy, but we also know how much the retreats have enriched our relationship. They have been a God send to our relationship and we are closer than we have ever been. We want to keep fostering that.