Terry Goodier, PACFA

Terry Goodier focuses on relationship work and couples therapy, bringing a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach to each person she meets. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist and a tertiary qualified counsellor (MCouns - a postgraduate counselling qualification), and she is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).

Terry has substantial experience helping people navigate relationship difficulties including infidelity, communication breakdowns, intimacy concerns, and anger management. She shapes conversations and treatment plans around each client’s unique circumstances, tailoring strategies to match individual needs and goals rather than relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.

Terry emphasizes the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling, happier life and positions herself as a supportive, empowering collaborator in that process. Her style blends evidence-informed methods with practical, compassionate guidance to help clients move toward healthier relationships and greater emotional wellbeing.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions with Terry Goodier

Terry draws on the Gottman Method to support couples in rebuilding trust, improving communication, and addressing patterns that undermine connection. This approach offers practical exercises and research-based tools that are especially useful for relationship repair and managing conflict.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help partners identify and change the emotional responses that keep them stuck. EFT focuses on underlying feelings and attachment needs, making it helpful for intimacy issues, separation anxiety, and recurring relationship cycles.

Attachment-Based Therapy is another lens Terry employs to explore early relationship patterns and how they influence current partnerships. By understanding attachment styles, clients can work toward more secure, responsive interactions and address issues such as abandonment or trust difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Terry works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting the plan as therapy progresses in line with common practices among licensed professionals and therapists.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer practical flexibility, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to access support from home or work. These options allow therapy to continue even when in-person meetings are difficult, and they provide multiple ways for clients to engage in the work in a format that feels most comfortable.