Rebooting your relationship: How couples can avoid complacency and reignite the spark
Amanda Lambros has been a relationship counsellor for 15 years and in that time has treated a wide range of couples, from young lovers to those who have been married for 40 years. Counselling — a last-ditch effort Most people will spend years in a relationship that is not working before seeking help from a counsellor, Ms Lambros said. "Usually they can come up with a whole list without much help from me at all," Ms Lambros said. But even if a couple does not have happy early memories to draw on, Ms Lambros said the relationship could still be saved — if both people were committed to making it work. Invest in your relationship While most couples waited until they were on the brink of breaking up to seek out a counsellor, Ms Lambros suggested getting help earlier rather than later.
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