Relationship Institute Australasia

Counselling and
Professional Training

Relationship Institute Australasia is a leading agency in Australia to offer Gottman training and therapist certification for professionals - and is a gold standard organisation that offers relationship therapy to couples all around Australia and indeed many countries around the world.

Relationship Institute Australasia is the brainchild of Trish Purnell-Webb and John Flanagan.

             Read about Trish here!                           Read about John here!

They first met in 2005 when asked to co-facilitate a lifestyle management program with a group of Vietnam veterans. During the program, they discovered that they shared an interest in helping people live more satisfying, fulfilled and enjoyable lives.

Over several years of working together and refining their thinking and knowledge about what works and what doesn’t work in helping couples, they conceived the idea of Relationship Institute Australasia.

Our guiding principle

The guiding principle, is to utilise sound, evidenced-based approaches to help people build, repair and rejuvenate strong, sustainable relationships. Trish and John are also committed to developing and training relationship therapists across Australia, NZ, and Asia.  

Together,  they have more than 60 years of career experience in the fields of community engagement, organisational development, group process, clinical practice, relationship counselling, life coaching and professional training.  

Find out how we can help
More about
Trish

Trish Purnell-Webb

Clinical Psychologist

MPsych(Clin), Certified Gottman Marital Therapist, Advanced Clinical Trainer and Consultant

More about
John

John Flanagan

Accredited Mental Health Social Worker

Masters Gestalt Therapy, Certified Gottman Marital Therapist, Advanced Clinical Trainer and Consultant

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