What we help with
Relationships
Couples, family and the patterns that keep repeating.
Relationship difficulties include recurring conflict, loss of connection, breakdowns in trust or communication, and family patterns that keep repeating. Couples therapy and family therapy are structured forms of counselling that help people understand these patterns and change them together. The Mind Faculty offers couples, marriage, pre-marital and family counselling at our clinic in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, and by video.
The patterns we fall into with the people closest to us can be the hardest to see from the inside. Whether it's a couple, a family or a recurring dynamic, therapy offers a place to understand it, and to try something different, together.
Common signs
- The same arguments on repeat
- Feeling unheard or disconnected
- Difficulty trusting or being vulnerable
- Drifting apart
- Tension around parenting or family roles
- Struggling to communicate without conflict
Signs vary from person to person, you don't need to recognise all of these, or be sure it's relationships, to reach out.
How we can help
Relationships care at The Mind Faculty
Couples and family work here is honest and structured. The therapist's job is not to take sides but to help everyone in the room be heard, see the pattern you're caught in, and try something different. Sessions are usually longer than individual therapy to give the work room.
Our relationship and family counsellors work with couples at every stage, from pre-marital preparation to long marriages under strain, as well as with parents, siblings and multi-generational families. Individual therapy can run alongside couples work where one person's anxiety, depression or past trauma is part of the picture.
Counselling is available in English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, Cantonese and Tamil between our faculty, so you can be seen in the language you argue and make up in.
The faculty
Specialists in Relationships
These members of the faculty work with this regularly. Not sure who fits? Tell us a little about what's going on and we'll help you choose.
KC Chiang
Clinical Psychologist
Reena Clare
Art Psychotherapist
Sharan Kaur
Relationship & Family Counsellor
Esther Loh
Counselling Psychologist
Azman Shah Dato' Aziz
Consultant Psychotherapist
Questions people ask
About relationships, answered
How does couples therapy work?
You and your partner meet a trained relationship counsellor together, usually for 60 to 90 minutes. Early sessions map out what brings you in and the pattern you're stuck in. From there the work is practical: how you communicate, handle conflict, rebuild trust and reconnect. The therapist stays neutral throughout.
Can we come to couples therapy if we're not married?
Yes. Couples therapy is for any two people in a relationship, married or not. We also offer pre-marital counselling for couples preparing to commit.
What if my partner won't come?
You can still come on your own. Individual sessions can help you understand the dynamic, change your part in it, and decide what you want. Sometimes a reluctant partner joins later once they see it's not about blame.
Is what we say in couples therapy confidential?
Yes. What's shared in sessions stays between you and your therapist, within the usual professional limits around safety. Your therapist will also explain how they handle anything one partner shares privately.
If any of this rings true, it's worth a conversation.
Not sure where you fit? That's entirely normal, we'll help you find the right specialist.
Content reviewed by The Mind Faculty clinical team, a faculty of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. This page is general information, not a diagnosis. Talk to us about your own situation.