Private Couples Therapy — Mornington Peninsula & Melbourne
Find your way back
to each other.
Depth-oriented couples therapy with Gottman Level 3 certification.
Currently accepting new couples.
Who this is for
Some things are too important to leave unresolved.
Therapy Atelier works with couples who sense that something has shifted — and who are ready to understand it more deeply, together. Whether the distance between you is recent or longstanding, this work creates the conditions for something genuine to change.
- Recurring conflict and communication breakdown
- Emotional distance or disconnection
- Betrayal, infidelity, or breach of trust
- Preparing for marriage or major life transitions
- Intimacy concerns
- Different values, visions, or attachment styles
- Intercultural relationship challenges
- Wanting deeper understanding before difficulties arise
What to expect
Considered, unhurried, carefully held.
Sessions at Therapy Atelier are 90 minutes — long enough for something real to emerge. The work draws on Gottman Method, emotionally focused approaches, and depth psychology, integrated with careful attention to each couple's particular dynamic and history.
350
Your therapist
Tumee Hugginson
Tumee holds a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and has worked as a psychotherapist and couples therapist for over fifteen years, across Japan and internationally. She brings a depth-informed, relationally attuned presence to every session — one that holds complexity without rushing toward resolution.
Tumee holds Gottman Level 3 Certification — the highest level of clinical training in the Gottman Method, completed following advanced assessment and supervised practice.
"The goal is not simply to reduce conflict —
it is to understand what the conflict has been carrying."
Begin
Ready to take the first step?
A private enquiry is the place to start. Share a little about what has been happening and what you are hoping for. Tumee will respond personally within one business day.
Begin a Private Enquiry You will hear back personally within one business day. Or call 03 5939 4984