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Queer couples therapy · Canberra, ACT · Online

Queer couples therapy for Canberra — discreet, and on your schedule.

Online couples therapy for LGBTQIA+ relationships across Canberra and the ACT. Warm, practical, discreet, and built for the way you actually love.

Free 15-minute intro · First session $240 · Ongoing $190 · Online, Australia-wide
Queer couples therapy in Canberra

For a couple where discretion isn't optional.

Canberra runs on demanding careers — public service, policy, long and unpredictable hours — and underneath it's a small town where privacy is genuinely hard to keep.

Queer Love Lounge is online across Canberra and the ACT, which means both things at once: a schedule that bends around your work, and the discretion of doing the work from your own home rather than a local waiting room.

What you can expect

Built for queer relationships, not adapted to them.

No one hands queer couples a map — you've had to invent more of your relationship than most. So we start there, not with you explaining it. We help you name the miss — the moment one of you reaches and doesn't quite land — then build the few moves that break the loop, so you're reaching for each other again. Not just fighting less; built for how you actually love.

The difference

Queer-led & culturally safe

You won't have to explain what it's like to be you, or bring your therapist up to speed first. Led from inside the community, and a safe space for every culture, body and relationship.

Gottman-trained, Perel-informed

The practical repair skills of the Gottman Method (Level 2), and Esther Perel's eye for desire and aliveness — well-researched approaches, reshaped for how queer relationships really work.

For the relationship

No blame, no taking sides. My client isn't either of you — it's the relationship itself, the living thing between you all. I listen for what it's been trying to say, and help you find your way back to each other.

Online, Australia-wide

Meet from your own couch — a capital city, a regional town, anywhere the map reaches. Secure video, no waiting room, no commute.

Two women laughing together at an evening gathering

Why online works — especially in Canberra.

Flexibility comes first — evening and around-work times, no commute across town after a long day at the desk.

And in a city this small and this connected, meeting from home means you're not choosing between getting help and keeping your relationship private. You can have both.

Sessions & fees

Simple, private, no surprises.

First session
$240
90 minutes · online
  • A longer first session, so there's no rush
  • Space to tell your story your way
  • Leave with a clear sense of what's next
Ongoing sessions
$190
75 minutes · online
  • Booked at a pace that suits you
  • Steady work on the patterns underneath
  • Private fee · GST-free · not Medicare-covered

Not sure yet? Start with a free 15-minute intro call. Once we’ve talked and found a time, a $50 deposit confirms it — and comes straight off your session fee. Private fee, GST-free. Cancel or reschedule with 48 hours' notice and your deposit carries over — inside 48 hours it's forfeited.

Good questions

Canberra couples ask us first…

Do you have an office in Canberra?
No. Canberra sessions are online, which in Canberra tends to be the point. You get affirming couples therapy with genuine discretion, and you're not limited to the small local pool or a waiting room where you might see a colleague.
Can this work around a demanding job?
Yes — that's exactly what online is for. Evening and flexible session times, from home, with no cross-town commute. You just need a private space and a stable connection.
Does online couples therapy actually work?
Many couples find it does. Being in your own space can make the hard conversations a little easier, and structured couples work adapts well to video. If it isn't working for you, we'll talk about it.
How do we start, and what does it cost?
Start with a free 15-minute intro call, or book straight into a first session (90 min, $240). Ongoing sessions are 75 min at $190, and once we've talked and found a time, a $50 deposit confirms it and comes off your fee. Sessions are online, with in person times in Perth being planned. Private fee, GST-free. Book below, or email lovelounge@queerlovelounge.com.au.
Queer couples therapy near you

Pull up a chair.

Whenever you're ready — a free 15-minute chat, or a first session. No pressure, no explaining yourselves first, just a warm place to begin.