First couple & marriage counselling session $880 (usually $1,680) · Code couple8802026 · Not available with every counsellor · Offer ends 31 October 2026
TreeholeHK · Psychological Services
Couple & Marriage Counselling
With counsellors experienced in couple and marriage counselling
The misunderstandings, distance and hurt in a relationship are rarely about not loving each other — more often, it's not knowing how to make yourself understood.
Couple counselling is a safe, neutral space to talk — where, alongside a professional counsellor, the two of you relearn how to listen, express and understand.
Sometimes the problem isn't that the love runs shallow — it's that you're both trying so hard to speak, and neither of you feels truly heard.
Arguments become a habit; silence becomes a wall; every attempt to talk ends badly. None of this necessarily means you're wrong for each other — it's the relationship reminding you that some feelings and needs have gone unseen for too long.
When a relationship keeps getting hurt, separating isn't the only answer. As long as you still care about each other, and are willing to understand each other anew, repair and change are possible. Couple counselling offers a safe, neutral space to see the real needs behind the conflict — and relearn how to reach each other.
Couple counselling isn't mediation, and it isn't about judging who's right — it helps the two of you see each other's communication patterns and emotional needs, explore a way forward together, and reconnect.
You don't come to couple counselling because the relationship has 'failed'. You come because you're both still willing to try — for each other, one more time.
Does any of this sound familiar?
The same argument, on repeat
Every fight seems to circle the same thing — talked over and over, never resolved.
A wall in the conversation
You want to talk properly, but it always ends badly — or in silence.
Drifting out of closeness
You used to be so close; now it feels more like sharing a flat than a life.
The strain of a life change
Moving in, a baby, a job change — the relationship needs to find its footing again.
Repairing before the crisis
You'd rather work through the unresolved knots now than wait for things to break.
None of these moments necessarily mean you're wrong for each other — sometimes the most important things in a relationship are the ones that never quite get said.
Couple & marriage counselling may suit you if you
- feel the relationship drifting and want to rebuild closeness
- keep having the same arguments and can't resolve them alone
- are facing a major life change — cohabiting, a baby, work pressure
- want to strengthen the relationship before a crisis, not after
Psychotherapy, coaching, clinical psychology or couple & marriage counselling — what's the difference?
The four services take different approaches and suit different moments. Here's how they compare, to help you choose.
| Coaching (ForestGuide) | Psychotherapy | Clinical Psychology | Couple & Marriage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who it suits | No significant emotional distress; you have a concrete goal and want support moving in a clear direction. | You're mostly managing life but feel stuck, lost or empty, and want to be understood — not assessed or labelled. | Emotions or symptoms are clearly affecting daily life, or you're experiencing symptoms consistent with a clinical diagnosis. | Couples facing difficulties in the relationship — or wanting to strengthen it proactively. Both partners attend together. |
| Approach | Goal- and action-oriented psychological support — moving toward who you want to become. | An open, safe, person-centred space to talk — change through understanding. | A structured, assessment-based professional intervention, working to the Scientist-Practitioner Model. | The relationship itself is the client — helping both of you see each other's communication patterns and emotional needs, and reconnect. |
| Depth of assessment | Focused on where you are now and your goals, understanding the mechanisms and resistance behind behaviour. | In no rush to define or label — the focus is understanding your experience and what it means. | Scientific assessment and treatment, targeting the right issues within a clinical frame. | Focused on how the two of you interact, and the emotional needs inside your communication. |
| Fee | $1,280 per session (50 min) | $1,280 per session (50 min) | $1,980 per session (50 min) | $1,680 per session (75 min) |
| Who provides it | Coaches (most with a psychology background) | Psychotherapists and counselling psychologists | Clinical psychologists | Counsellors experienced in couple and marriage counselling |
Couple & Marriage Counselling
- Per session
- 75min
- Fee
- $1,680per session
$1,680$880First-session offer · save $800
Usually $1,680. This code can only be used by a signed-in customer — sign in or create an account, then enter it at checkout.
couple8802026Offer ends 31 October 2026
Offer terms: first couple & marriage counselling booking only, one use per customer.
Chinachem Johnston Plaza, 4/F (whole floor), 178 Johnston Road, Wan Chai · or online
Open in Maps →Language: Cantonese by default; for another language, be sure to note your preference in the remarks. Every booking is confirmed within 48 hours.
Meet our counsellors
What shapes the outcome of counselling is the kind of person sitting across from the two of you.
Drawing on the research, TreeholeHK distilled three criteria — and we hold every counsellor we work with to all of them.
You can count on our counsellors to be genuine, deeply knowledgeable, and skilful in just the right measure.
What sets TreeholeHK couple counselling apart
- Neutral, never judging — no verdicts on who's right; we help you both see your communication patterns
- Needs over surface conflict — behind most arguments is an emotional need that hasn't been heard
- A pace that's yours — the work moves at the rhythm of the two of you, with no preset timetable for 'improvement'
Genuineness
Your counsellor meets the two of you as their real self, honest about what they do and don't know — because we believe only a genuine person can kindle the courage to live genuinely and grow beyond who you've been.
References: Geller & Greenberg (2002). Therapeutic Presence: Therapists' experience of presence in the psychotherapy encounter · Hayes, Gelso, Goldberg & Kivlighan (2018). Countertransference management and effective psychotherapy: Meta-analytic findings
Depth of knowledge
We expect our counsellors to understand psychology and counselling theory deeply, and to bring it together fluently — shaping the direction of the work around your situation and needs, so the two of you come to understand each other more deeply and make real change.
References: Flückiger, Del Re, Wampold & Horvath (2018). The alliance in adult psychotherapy: A meta-analytic synthesis · Frank (1961). Persuasion and Healing
The right measure of skill
Comfort and mutual trust are what let the work begin at all. So a counsellor needs real skill in guiding the conversation — helping you both speak openly in a safe, honest space.
References: Anderson, Ogles, Patterson, Lambert & Vermeersch (2009). Therapist effects: Facilitative interpersonal skills as a predictor of therapist success · Bordin (1979). The generalizability of the psychoanalytic concept of the working alliance
If you'd like to look deeper into how we select practitioners, you're welcome to read the documents below. How we choose our practitioners →
Every one of them has passed our published selection criteria. Here are their backgrounds and focus areas — and what they want to say to the two of you, in their own words.
*First-session offer does not apply to this counsellor
*First-session offer does not apply to this counsellor
And these are the rights you hold when you receive our services —
FromCode of Psychological Service Practice
It's the public document that governs every psychological service at TreeholeHK — setting out, in writing, your rights and the commitments we make to you. Every practitioner you meet is bound by it.
Every practitioner you sit down with has passed our published selection criteria — all three dimensions met, or no invitation to join. Most applicants don't make it.
These criteria come straight from our Code of Psychological Service Practice: you have every right to know how the person across from you was chosen.
What happens after you book?
Get to know your counsellor
Each counsellor's background, focus areas, and how they see couple work. Choose together, based on your situation and what feels right.
Pick a time
Choose a slot that works for you both — in person or online.
Attend together
Sessions are 75 minutes, with both partners attending as a rule. In the first session, your counsellor works with the two of you to clarify what you'd like to address and the broad direction — never to judge who's right.
Move at your own pace
The work adjusts to the rhythm of the two of you, with no preset timetable.
FAQ
Changing or cancelling a booking
Every booking must be confirmed at least 48 hours before the session; new bookings and changes aren't accepted inside 48 hours. You can review or change your booking here — for anything else, email i@treehole.hk or call 9417 9844 during office hours.
Rescheduling and lateness: a confirmed booking means we've set that time aside for you. To change it, please do so here at least 48 hours before your appointment.
If you don't give notice at least 48 hours ahead, or miss the session without any notice, the full session fee still applies.
If you arrive late, the session runs for the time that's left, with no extension; arriving more than thirty minutes late is treated as forfeiting the session, and the fee isn't refunded.
Do both of us have to attend?
Couple counselling works on the principle that both partners attend together — the focus is your communication patterns and emotional needs as a couple, not who's right or wrong. If your partner isn't ready yet, you can start with individual psychotherapy to make sense of your own feelings in the relationship, then invite them to join.
We're not married — is couple counselling for us?
Yes. Couple counselling is for dating, cohabiting, married — any form of committed relationship. Whether you're working through difficulties or want a steadier foundation before a new stage, you're welcome.
Things aren't really 'broken' between us — should we still come?
Yes. Couple counselling isn't only for when something is 'wrong' — it's for couples still willing to try, for each other, one more time. Many couples come proactively, to work through unresolved knots and strengthen the relationship before a crisis ever arrives.
How is couple counselling different from psychotherapy?
Psychotherapy works with you as an individual — your emotions and your experiences. In couple counselling, the relationship itself is the client: your counsellor helps the two of you see each other's communication patterns and emotional needs, and explore a way forward together. If either of you is also carrying personal difficulties, individual psychotherapy can run alongside — the two don't conflict.
Can sessions be held online (video)?
Yes. Couple counselling can be in person or online (video). Just choose an online slot when you book — the session runs right in the browser with nothing to install, and the join link is on your confirmation email and order page.
How much does it cost?
Couple counselling is 75 minutes per session at $1,680. Sessions are held at Chinachem Johnston Plaza, 4/F (whole floor), 178 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, or online; the default language is Cantonese.
Is what we share confidential?
Everything you share stays strictly confidential, with only the exceptions required by law: a court order requiring disclosure, or clear signs of risk of harm to yourselves or others. This commitment is set out in the Code of Psychological Service Practice.
Other service terms: see here.