Welcome to Marriage Works, a division of the Resource Therapy Institute Australia

You are a partner, a parent, a daughter or a son, a sister, a brother, a friend, an employee, an employer or a mentor. You relate to the people around you in your own unique way, and you are doing your best, but like all of us sometimes, you’ve found yourself doing it tough.
You’re looking for answers, maybe not even knowing what questions to ask. Well, you’ve already found a good place to start.
With our joint skills, experience, and passion for relationships and your willingness and commitment, we can identify what is getting in the way of YOU having a successful and satisfying relationship to yourself, and your loved ones.

In working with Philipa or Chris, you will benefit by:

Learning to make the right choices in life for you.
Knowing your self while being connected to others without losing yourself.
Fixing and strengthening the trust in you have in yourself, and the important others in your life
Moving beyond painful and annoying frustrations of repeated love and life patterns
Building self-resiliency in you, your relationships enabling you to work through anything… the big and the small without it becoming a mountain.
In your search for a better relationship with your life partner, your family, your child, your friends, your colleagues, your community,

Psych Solutions offers you counselling that really works, with practical, common sense, real world solutions for you.

Meet me –Philipa Thornton Marriage Works Founder Executive Director of the Resource Therapy Institute Australia

Hi there, thanks for stopping by. I am Certified Relationship Psychologist with many years of experience, a proven track record, and accredited as a Medicare health professional of Sydney Australia. I specialise in couple therapywith training from Relationships Australia holding a Graduate Diploma in Systemic Couple Therapy.

My personal journey has given me the gift of a daughter, now married herself ,many years working with the NSW department of Health at the Langton Centre, Kirketon Road Centre and at Relationships Australia for many years.

Individual sessions are eligible for a Medicare Rebate, if you have a mental health care plan referral from your general practitioner. Please ask your GP for more information

All private health insurance rebates are claimable with the correct coverage being a Medicare registered psychologist with AHPRA.

Ready to get started, now? Please call me on 0434 55 90 11 to discuss your needs or to make an appointment.

At Marriage Works we have a male consultant psychologist on hand – Chris Paulin working out of Bondi Junction. Family and couple therapy a specialty.

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