Work of Heart

Work of Heart Individual and relationship counselling. Develop a better understanding about what you expect from a We truly enjoy our work.

Working with dating, engaged and married couples in both an individual and group format, we assist to help them develop a better understanding about what to expect from a successful, happy and rewarding relationship. With over 10 years experience in counselling and marriage and relationship education, we support individuals, couples and families in all their diversity, providing tools to help them build awareness and developing the opportunity to achieve enhanced relationship skills and to recognise that they have the potential to shape and maintain quality and meaningful relationships. Personal and authentic, we have had the delightful opportunity to witness transformation of individuals and their relationships.

Don’t Forget Self-Forgiveness
13/02/2026

Don’t Forget Self-Forgiveness

Self-forgiveness is an often-overlooked part of healing. Letting go of guilt and self-blame creates space for growth, peace, and healthier relationships.

Forgiveness: A Process That Promotes HealingForgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing hurtful behaviour—it’s a pro...
07/02/2026

Forgiveness: A Process That Promotes Healing

Forgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing hurtful behaviour—it’s a process that allows healing, emotional freedom, and the possibility of peace. Understanding what forgiveness truly means can help you move forward with clarity and compassion....

Forgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing hurtful behaviour—it’s a process that allows healing, emotional freedom, and the possibility of peace. Understanding what forgiveness truly means can…

Forgiveness: A Process That Promotes HealingForgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing harm—it is a process that su...
30/01/2026

Forgiveness: A Process That Promotes Healing

Forgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing harm—it is a process that supports healing, growth, and peace. Understanding forgiveness as a choice, rather than an obligation, can help you move forward with greater clarity and compassion....

Forgiveness is not about forgetting or excusing harm—it is a process that supports healing, growth, and peace. Understanding forgiveness as a choice, rather than an obligation, can help you move fo…

Building Friendship Circles That Strengthen Your RelationshipFriendships don’t just shape our social lives, they influen...
15/01/2026

Building Friendship Circles That Strengthen Your Relationship

Friendships don’t just shape our social lives, they influence the health of our relationships. Building connections with other couples, while staying aligned on boundaries with family and friends, can strengthen your partnership and reinforce your sense of unity....

Friendships don’t just shape our social lives, they influence the health of our relationships. Building connections with other couples, while staying aligned on boundaries with family and friends, …

How Much Involvement from Family and Friends Is “Normal” in a Relationship? Rethinking What Normal MeansFamily and frien...
12/12/2025

How Much Involvement from Family and Friends Is “Normal” in a Relationship? Rethinking What Normal Means

Family and friends can strengthen your relationship—or unintentionally create tension. What matters most is how you and your partner define what “normal” involvement looks like. By exploring boundaries, expectations, and the influence of external voices, you can better understand each other and create a relationship that feels both supported and protected from unnecessary stress....

Family and friends can strengthen your relationship—or unintentionally create tension. What matters most is how you and your partner define what “normal” involvement looks like. By exploring bounda…

Boundaries in Your Relationship: Being on the Same Page With Family and FriendsHealthy relationships don’t exist in isol...
05/12/2025

Boundaries in Your Relationship: Being on the Same Page With Family and Friends

Healthy relationships don’t exist in isolation. Family and friends can strengthen your partnership, but if boundaries aren’t respected, outside influences can create confusion or tension. Aligning with your partner on what feels supportive versus intrusive helps protect your connection. Open communication, clear expectations, and mutual respect allow you to maintain meaningful relationships with loved ones while standing together as a united team....

Healthy relationships don’t exist in isolation. Family and friends can strengthen your partnership, but if boundaries aren’t respected, outside influences can create confusion or tension. Aligning …

How Your Partner’s Friends and Family Can Influence Your RelationshipYour relationship is shaped not only by the two of ...
20/11/2025

How Your Partner’s Friends and Family Can Influence Your Relationship

Your relationship is shaped not only by the two of you but by the people closest to your partner as well. Friends and family can offer encouragement, belonging, and support — or introduce tension when boundaries are unclear. By understanding their influence, staying true to your values, and setting healthy limits together, you can strengthen your connection and create a more balanced, supportive environment for your relationship to grow....

Your relationship is shaped not only by the two of you but by the people closest to your partner as well. Friends and family can offer encouragement, belonging, and support — or introduce tension w…

Clear, realistic expectations don’t just shape how you relate to your partner – they influence how you communicate, reso...
13/11/2025

Clear, realistic expectations don’t just shape how you relate to your partner – they influence how you communicate, resolve conflict, and stay connected. When you understand where your expectations come from and how they interact with your partner’s needs and style, you create space for trust, clarity, and deeper connection. The goal isn’t to meet every expectation perfectly, but to build a partnership where honesty, effort, and understanding guide the way....

Clear, realistic expectations don’t just shape how you relate to your partner – they influence how you communicate, resolve conflict, and stay connected. When you understand where your expectations…

Managing expectations isn’t about lowering your standards—it’s about bringing them into the open. When expectations rema...
13/11/2025

Managing expectations isn’t about lowering your standards—it’s about bringing them into the open. When expectations remain unspoken, they can quietly erode connection and understanding in a relationship. By identifying your “expectation filter” and sharing it with your partner, you create space for honesty, empathy, and mutual growth....

Managing expectations isn’t about lowering your standards—it’s about bringing them into the open. When expectations remain unspoken, they can quietly erode connection and understanding in a relatio…

Unspoken expectations can quietly strain even the strongest relationships. By recognising your personal “expectation fil...
31/10/2025

Unspoken expectations can quietly strain even the strongest relationships. By recognising your personal “expectation filter” — the lens through which you interpret your partner’s behaviour — you can uncover hidden assumptions, communicate more clearly, and strengthen emotional connection....

Unspoken expectations can quietly strain even the strongest relationships. By recognising your personal “expectation filter” — the lens through which you interpret your partner’s behaviour — you ca…

Acknowledging your expectations is the first step toward managing them effectively in a relationship. Expectations are n...
24/10/2025

Acknowledging your expectations is the first step toward managing them effectively in a relationship. Expectations are natural - even necessary - but when they’re unrealistic or left unspoken, they can quietly undermine the connection between partners. If you expect something that lies outside your partner’s awareness or ability, how can they possibly meet that need? Unmet expectations - especially those never voiced - often lead to confusion, frustration, and eventually, conflict....

Acknowledging your expectations is the first step toward managing them effectively in a relationship. Expectations are natural – even necessary – but when they’re unrealistic or left un…

We all carry expectations into our relationships — some we set for ourselves, and others we quietly place on our partner...
16/10/2025

We all carry expectations into our relationships — some we set for ourselves, and others we quietly place on our partners. Having expectations isn’t a bad thing; they help us understand what we value and need. But problems often arise when those expectations are unrealistic, unspoken, or assumed to be “obvious.” Unfulfilled expectations can easily become a source of tension — not necessarily because your partner doesn’t care, but because they may not even know what you need or imagine the situation the same way you do....

We all carry expectations into our relationships — some we set for ourselves, and others we quietly place on our partners. Having expectations isn’t a bad thing; they help us understand what we val…

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