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Welcome to Affinity Counselling Articles
I’m Sharon Chapman, a qualified counsellor based in the Hills District, NSW. This blog shares practical, relatable insights on self-esteem and healthy relationships – drawn from over 15 years of counselling experience. Whether you’re nearby in Baulkham Hills, Castle Hill, or Norwest, or reading from across the world, you’ll find tools and ideas to help you build confidence, improve communication, and create more connected relationships. If you’re interested in learning more from me, check out my latest book, Don’t Chase the Chicken, available on my website or Amazon.
Small Daily Habits That Keep Your Relationship Strong and Connected
Many couples assume strong relationships are built through big romantic gestures. In reality, the strength of a relationship often comes from small daily habits that help couples stay emotionally connected. One of the themes that comes up frequently in...
Loss of Connection in a Relationship
Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a significant increase in couples presenting for couples therapy saying the same thing: “We’ve lost our connection, and we don’t know how to get it back.” Loss of connection doesn’t usually happen suddenly. It happens...
Loss of Connection After Children
If you feel more like co-parents than partners since having children, you are not alone. One of the most common reasons couples seek marriage counselling or couples therapy is because they feel they have lost their emotional connection after becoming parents....
Expressing Anger in a Relationship
Anger is a valid emotion. Every one of us feels it from time to time. How we express that anger, however, determines whether it strengthens or damages our relationships. In my work as a marriage counsellor, I often see anger expressed in ways that...
Common Relationship Problems
6 Common Relationship Problems Couples Experience Most couples experience problems in their relationship at some stage. Expecting that your relationship will not always match the perfect, romantic picture you may have imagined, and learning how to deal with...
The Best Time To Get Marriage Counselling
Couples often avoid seeking help for their relationship until they feel they have tried everything themselves to fix the problems they’re experiencing in their marriage. Often it’s only when separation starts to feel like a real option that marriage counselling...
9 Tips for Effective Listening
One of the biggest and most common problems I see in relationships is poor communication between couples. To maintain a happy, healthy relationship, it is important to learn to listen effectively to your partner. This helps your partner feel respected and...
9 signs your relationship may be in trouble
9 Signs Your Relationship May Be in Trouble When couples come to counselling, it’s often at a point where the relationship is already under serious strain. Sometimes, one partner has emotionally checked out or even decided to leave, and counselling becomes more...
Make Your Relationship a Priority
Is Marriage Counselling Effective? How to Give Your Relationship the Best Chance One of the first questions couples ask me when they begin marriage counselling in Baulkham Hills is:“Do you think our relationship can be fixed?” While I can’t give a definite yes...
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Your local relationship counselling centre, helping individuals and couples in the Hills District for over 15 years. Based in Baulkham Hills and supporting couples in Norwest, Castle Hill, Kellyville, Winston Hills, Rouse Hill and surrounding areas.