Melbourne-based · Zoom sessions Australia-wide

Couples & Relationship Counselling, Online

I help couples break the argument cycle and feel close again. Both of you get heard, including the partner who didn't want to come.

Book a session Free 15 min call

Michael Zoupa, relationship therapist, smiling with a cup of tea in his counselling room

Bachelor of Psychology Master of Counselling Attachment-trained Acupressure/EFT PACFA/ACA member Zoom, Australia-wide

How I can help

Most of my work is with individuals and couples. When helpful, couples counselling can also include individual sessions.

Everything I do is grounded in attachment: how we connect, how we reach for each other, and what happens when closeness feels unsafe.

Main focus Couples Counselling Stop having the same fight. Understand the pattern underneath it, and rebuild trust and closeness together. Explore couples counselling

Men's Counselling For men, and for couples where he's the reluctant one. Attachment Coaching Understand your attachment style and why the same patterns keep showing up.

Individual Counselling One-on-one support for stress, anxiety, trauma and the patterns that keep repeating. Stress & anxiety Acupressure/EFT Codependency & interdependence Attachment injuries Trauma-informed care

Prefer to practise on your own? Try Equilibrium, my online Qigong and somatic regulation course.

One of you wants to come. The other isn't so sure.

That's one of the most common ways couples start. Often the hesitant one doesn't have much to say, but knows something's off.

A lot of my work is helping men open up, so I know how to make the room feel safe for the partner who's sceptical. Nobody gets ganged up on. Nobody has to perform.

Start with a free 15 min call

How it works

Every session is on Zoom, so you can join from home, wherever you are in Australia.

Michael on a Zoom counselling session at his desk

Free 15 minute call

A quick chat on Zoom or phone to see if we're a good fit. Either of you, or both.

Your first sessions

We begin with separate sessions before coming together for couples counselling. This gives each of you space to explore what you're feeling and work through longstanding emotions and patterns, so you can approach each other with greater understanding and less blame.

Change the pattern

Regular sessions on Zoom, wherever you are in Australia. Book one at a time or save with a 5-session pack.

Meet Michael

Hi, I'm Michael Zoupa.

I'm a Melbourne-based relationship therapist working with couples across Australia on Zoom. I help partners understand the attachment patterns that drive their arguments, so they can stop circling and start reaching for each other again.

I hold a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of Counselling. My couples work is grounded in attachment theory, and I use acupressure/EFT to help you settle when things get heated.

More about me

Ready to feel like a team again?

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