First couple & marriage counselling session $880 (usually $1,680) · Code couple8802026 · Not available with every counsellor · Offer ends 31 October 2026
TreeholeHK · Psychological Services
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 & marriage counselling (couples therapy) — 情侶輔導／婚姻輔導 in Chinese — is a safe, neutral space where, alongside a professional counsellor, the two of you relearn how to listen, express and understand each other. At TreeholeHK it takes place in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, or online, and is equally for dating, cohabiting and married couples.
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.
Every fight seems to circle the same thing — talked over and over, never resolved.
You want to talk properly, but it always ends badly — or in silence.
You used to be so close; now it feels more like sharing a flat than a life.
Moving in, a baby, a job change — the relationship needs to find its footing again.
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.
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 |
$1,680$880First-session offer · save $800
Usually $1,680. This code can only be used by a signed-in customer — , 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.
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.
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 ignite the courage to live truthfully and transcend oneself.
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
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: Frank (1961). Persuasion and Healing · Yalom (1980). Existential Psychotherapy
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 · Flückiger, Del Re, Wampold & Horvath (2018). The alliance in adult psychotherapy: A meta-analytic synthesis
If you'd like to look deeper into how we select practitioners, you're welcome to read the documents below.
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.
Annabella Cheng-AhmudFamily TherapistView profile*First-session offer does not apply to this counsellor
Benny AuPsychology SpecialistView profile
Eddy ToPsychotherapistView profile*First-session offer does not apply to this counsellor
Fion S.K. LeungPsychotherapistView profile
Winnie Heimgartner-WongPsychotherapistView profileFromCode 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.
Each counsellor's background, focus areas, and how they see couple work. Choose together, based on your situation and what feels right.
Choose a slot that works for you both — in person or online.
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.
The work adjusts to the rhythm of the two of you, with no preset timetable.
Every appointment change must be made at least 48 hours before the session. You can review or change your booking here; for anything else, email i@treehole.hk or call 9417 9844 during office hours.
Rescheduling: A confirmed booking means we've set that time aside for you. To reschedule at no charge, do so here at least 48 hours before your appointment.
If you request a reschedule less than 48 hours before your session, whether it can be arranged depends on your therapist's availability and isn't guaranteed; if a new time can be arranged, a HK$150 administrative fee is required to confirm it — except in the following cases:
• Severe weather: if the Hong Kong Observatory has issued or forecast a Black Rainstorm Warning or Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above, the session can move online; if it cannot be held online, it may be rescheduled free of charge.
• Our error: if the reschedule is due to a system fault or administrative error on our part (not your own choice), the fee does not apply.
• Illness: if you need to reschedule within 48 hours due to illness, contact us immediately with a doctor's note to waive the fee; without one, the HK$150 fee applies.
Reschedules made less than 48 hours in advance can't yet be handled through the online system — please contact us directly.
No-shows: Missing a session without any notice, or without following the rescheduling process above, still requires payment of the full session fee. Any ForestGem spent or coupon used is not refunded, and no other arrangement or refund is available.
Lateness: If you arrive late, the session runs for the remaining scheduled time without extension. Arriving more than 30 minutes late is treated as forfeiting the session — the fee is not refunded, and any ForestGem spent or coupon used is not refunded either; no other arrangement or refund is available.
We reserve final discretion over all rescheduling, lateness, and fee arrangements.
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 to make sense of your own feelings in the relationship, then invite them to join.
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.
Yes. Couples who have been together many years usually know each other's reactions very well — and have also collected some disappointments that were never said out loud. Those patterns took a long time to form, and they take time to see clearly.
Once there are children, each of you is carrying more roles — parent, partner, carer — and some weeks there's barely room for a proper sentence between you. We won't promise in advance what will change, or how fast. What we can offer is a safe, neutral space where a counsellor sits with the two of you, so you can hear what the other is actually saying, and explore a way forward together.
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.
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.
They're different words for the same service. Couples who are dating tend to say couple counselling or couples therapy; married couples tend to say marriage counselling; others simply say relationship counselling. At TreeholeHK, all of them mean one thing: couple & marriage counselling.
What actually differs is the stage you're at, not the method. Dating or cohabiting couples often want to talk about pace and boundaries; couples married for many years usually bring a longer history and more family roles into the room. Whichever name you use, your counsellor does the same thing — in a safe, neutral space, helps the two of you see each other's communication patterns and emotional needs, and explore a way forward together.
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.
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.
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 .
Other service terms: see .
Help me choose
Answer a few questions and we will suggest a way forward — which might also be something other than one-to-one, such as the MindForest App or a course.