Relationship and Couples Counsellor


I am a clinical counsellor, therapist and coach specialising in relationship issues for singles and couples.

My greatest passion is assisting individuals and couples to create healthy relationships. Since 1981 I have provided relationship counselling and couples therapy to people who have struggled with painful relationship issues.

It has been a privilege to witness the transformations of many of my clients as they break their destructive patterns to form relationships that are based on honesty, respect, integrity and true intimacy.

Professional Associations

Clinical Member – Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW (CAPA No. 16084)

Register Member – Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia (PACFA No. 020198)

Counselling and Psychotherapy Qualifications

Master of Counselling, University of Western Sydney.

Certificate of Integral Psychotherapy, Integral Institute – Colorado, USA.

Graduate Diploma Emotionally Focused Therapy, Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Graduate Diploma in Counselling, Australian College of Applied Psychology, (Basic Counselling Skills A, Basic Counselling Skills B).

Bachelor of Arts degree, University of NSW, (Sociology and History).

Coaching & Teaching Qualifications

Graduate Certificate Coaching Skills for Psychotherapists, Jansen Newman Institute.

Certificate to Teach Cultivating Emotional Balance, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training

Supervision Qualifications

Graduate Certificate Professional Supervision, University of Canberra.

Attend monthly supervision as required by CAPA Code of Ethics

Certificate Supervision Training for Practicing Counsellors and Psychotherapists, Australian College of Applied Psychology.

Integral Supervision – conference call trainings, Integral Institute, USA. Trainers were: Willow Pearson, Dr. Elliott Ingersoll, Jeff Soulen, M.D., Dr. Susanne Cook-Greuter.

Certificate of Attendance in Emotionally Focused Supervision, Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy.

Therapeutic approaches within the integral framework I use include:

  • Psychodynamic
  • Humanistic/ Gestalt/ Experiential
  • Cognitive-behavioral (CBT)
  • Somatic
  • Existential/Transpersonal

I have training in Jungian Therapy, Psychosynthesis, stress management using yoga and meditation, and in the psychotherapeutic principles of Buddhism.

Employment History

I was employed by the Department of Health as a naturopath/counsellor/crisis and group worker, working in a women’s refuge and in Leichhardt Women’s Community Health Centre from 1981-1986. Since 1987 I have been in private practice as an individual and couples counsellor as well as being committed to my own personal development through continuing studies, personal work and applying an integral approach to my own self-care.

Are you ready to have a successful relationship?

If so, contact me today on (02) 9516 4399, (0421) 961 687 or email me to set up a FREE, confidential 10-minute phone consultation with me.

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Vivian Baruch is a therapist, counsellor and psychotherapist who offers relationship therapy, couples counselling, marriage counselling, singles counselling, relationship coaching, and supervision services for individuals and couples at 8/134 King Street, serving the Sydney CBD, Newtown, the Eastern Suburbs, the Western Suburbs and North Sydney — including Surry Hills, Bondi Junction, Bondi, Darling Point, Woollahra, Edgecliff, Kings Cross, Double Bay, Paddington, Bellevue Hill, Potts Point, Darlinghurst, Central, Broadway, Chippendale, Ultimo, Pyrmont, Petersham, Redfern, North Sydney, Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, St Peters, Marrickville, Enmore, Erskineville, Maroubra and Botany. For more information contact 9516 4399.