If you are looking for relationship counselling in Hawke’s Bay, you can work with us in person right here in the region. We are Grant and Christine Wattie, based in Havelock North, central to the whole bay. We have been married 40 years, we are Gottman, Imago and EFT trained, and we have spent more than two decades helping couples across Hawke’s Bay and well beyond it turn things around.

Hawke’s Bay is home. From Havelock North we are minutes from Hastings, a short drive from Napier, and within reach of couples across the region who would rather sit in the room than meet on a screen. We also work online with couples right across New Zealand and overseas, so wherever you are, there is a way to work with us.

What sets the work apart is the speed and the depth. We are not traditional therapists keeping you in open-ended weekly sessions. We are results-focused. We find the dynamic the two of you are caught in and change it, working at the level of who you are being rather than only what you are doing. Around 85 to 90 percent of couples who do the work see the dynamic begin to shift within 7 days.

We meet couples at every stage. Some come to us in crisis, an affair, a partner ready to leave, a marriage gone cold. Others come earlier, sensing the drift and wanting to act before it hardens. For couples in acute crisis we use the Phoenix Protocol, our approach for affairs, threatened separation, and shutdown. For the broader rebuild we use the Inside-Out Method and the 9 Principles of Love Without Limits.

It begins with a free 15-minute call. You tell us where things are, and we tell you plainly what we think is possible. No pressure, no script, just a straight conversation about whether we are right for you.

If you want relationship counselling in Hawke’s Bay, book a free 15-minute call. Tell us where things are. We will be honest about what is possible.

Where in Hawke’s Bay are you based? We are in Havelock North, central to the region and minutes from Hastings and Napier. We see couples in person here and also work online across New Zealand and overseas.

Are you traditional counsellors? We are trained counsellors, Gottman, Imago and EFT, and we work in a results-focused way rather than open-ended weekly therapy. We change the dynamic underneath, which is why couples feel movement quickly.

Do you only work with couples in crisis? No. We help couples in acute crisis with the Phoenix Protocol, and we also help couples who are simply drifting and want to reconnect before things get worse.

How do we get started? With a free 15-minute call. You tell us what is happening, and we are honest about whether we can help and what it would involve.