Couples Psychologists in Quezon City

Couples counselling works with two people, and with what happens between them. It does not treat one of them.

Both partners usually attend ¹. Couples counselling works on repeated arguments, an affair, sex, money, parenting, or a decision about separating.

It does not rule on who is right. It is not for married couples alone. Ask a practitioner which approach they use.

If you are afraid of your partner, say so to the practitioner before any joint session is booked. Ask to be seen on your own first. The support numbers at the top of this page are for that situation.

Everyone on this page is listed under the professional title psychologist. Psychologists apply the study of the mind and behaviour to assist people through difficulty. Clinical psychologists work with people of all ages, with families, carers, teams and communities.

Assessment belongs to a psychologist's training, and sits alongside therapy. Clinical, counselling and educational psychology are different training routes. Each route emphasises different work.

Which titles are registered varies by country. Where the title is registered, the register says what it covers. Ask a psychologist which route they trained through, and what they work with most.

Usually. Partners are almost always seen together¹. Couples sessions require safety.

Some practitioners will see one partner alone where the other will not attend. Ask what a practitioner does when one person is unwilling.

No. Couples counselling is for people in a relationship, married or not, of any gender, living together or not. The same practitioners work with couples deciding whether to separate, and with couples who have already separated and are parenting together. Say which of those describes you at first contact.

No. The work is with what happens between two people rather than with a verdict on either of them. Effective work with couples needs its own theories and methods, drawn from research on relationships. Ask a practitioner how they handle it when you disagree in the room.

Yes, and many practitioners offer it. Couples therapy by video shows few significant differences from face-to-face sessions². Symptom reduction, engagement and the therapeutic alliance are comparable.

Sitting in the same room at home suits some couples and not others. Ask what a practitioner offers.

Titles here are licensed and the licence can be checked online.

Only a person licensed by the Professional Regulation Commission may use the title psychologist, and guidance counsellors are licensed by the same Commission's own board³. Its verification service lets you check a name yourself.

Every listing shows the category a practitioner states. Read the category first, then verify the licence.

The listed couples-qualified practitioners sit mainly in Quezon City and Cebu City⁴.

Across an archipelago, video is often what makes couples work reachable. Psychotherapy delivered live by video reaches outcomes close to in-person work, across therapies in general⁵.

Ask whether both of you may join from separate places.

Each practitioner sets their own fee. Our guide to what therapy costs in the Philippines sets out the usual ranges; ask each practitioner what a couples session costs.

The Ruben M. Tanseco, S.J. Center for Family Ministries in Manila offers pastoral counselling for couples and families, on a donation basis and by appointment⁶.

Where a practitioner states a fee on their listing, that figure is their own. Ask before the first session. Ask too whether the fee runs per session or per person in the room.

Practice differs on what comes first. Some approaches open with a formal assessment that combines joint and individual meetings. Others use no set assessment stage¹.

In the first meeting you usually talk about why you are coming now, how each of you sees the problem, and what each of you wants changed.

Before you start, ask the practitioner these questions.

• Does the practitioner see each partner alone?
• What does the practitioner do with what one partner tells them in private?
• How will you know the work has finished?

PhilHealth publishes its benefit packages, inpatient and outpatient⁷.

Private health cards and employer plans set their own outpatient benefits.

Ask your provider whether outpatient consultations with your practitioner's category are covered, and ask the practitioner what they are able to invoice.

There is no threshold you have to cross first. Relationship distress is one of the commonest reasons adults seek psychotherapy at all⁸.

Distress between partners travels. It is associated with mood, anxiety and substance-use difficulties in the partners themselves, and with difficulties for children in the household¹.

Couples come with a repeating argument, with an affair, with a decision about whether to stay together, and with none of those. You do not have to agree on the problem before you make contact.

The title you will see is Registered Psychologist (RPsych). Search the register by name at PRC - Board of Psychology (PRC-Psych). Check that the name and title match and that the entry is current. If they do not, ask the practitioner why.

See the Philippines page.