February 2016- The communication tools that I learnt with Francis really helped me to get to know my partner, and greatly helped us to build a connection. The Imago Therapy sure had some "lightbulb" moments for me, where I could see how my past life experiences were impacting on how I saw the world today. I recommend Francis for any couples wanting a closer connection.
My partner and I have had some relationship sessions with Francis and I have the book Getting The Love You Want at home now and I read it and read as it makes so much sense.for me. We are so much more connected. Sue September 2015
I have a greater understanding as to why I react the way I do thank you Francis for helping me so much. I now have so much more skill and calming myself down and enjoying being me. Rachel October 2015
The communication tools that I learnt with Francis really helped me to get to know my partner, and greatly helped us to build a connection. The Imago Therapy sure had some "lightbulb" moments for me, where I could see how my past life experiences were impacting on how I saw the world today. I recommend Francis for any couples wanting a closer connection. Kirsty February 2016
Getting The love You Want Couples Weekend Workshop -- 2015
February 28th and March 1st 2015
Fantastic workshop, very well presented and organised.... Tim
Amazing breakthrough event after 15 years of marriage.... Steve
I think you have just helped save my marriage..... Kirsty
Very helpful can't wait to put the dialogue in practice.... Matt
Coming to see Francis has helped me understand myself better on a personal level, and given me a better insight into what behaviour and actions can be destructive to a relationship, and what is helpful to a relationship. I would highly recommend Francis to anyone who wants work on any relationship issues, no matter how insignificant they may seem to you. Chris Oct 2014
We have been seeing Francis for 3 months and couldn’t recommend her highly enough. Francis has a genuine love for what she does and it shows in her care and attention in our most vulnerable situations. She has given my husband and I priceless insight into our relationship and also the tools required to strengthen the bonds between us. We never once thought we could communicate as well as we are now. Thank you so much Francis, you’ve been wonderful!
I have been a client of Francis Borg for just over a year now. we have worked on weight issues,assertiveness,self image,and a troubled childhood.With the great support of Francis she has helped me shed over 20kg and i feel fantastic.she has given me literature to read and to think about,which has helped me to become a better and happier person.When i first started Counseling with Francis i was very nervous and as i continue with Francis i have become more as ease and more opened in each session.She supplies the right level of professionalism and openness that enables me to feel at ease.Having counseling with Francis,i feel i am genuinely listened to find her compassionate,honest and straight forward. Having Francis as my counselor is exactly what i needed and i would like to say thank-you Francis.
When we first went to Francis we were close to separating and couldn’t see any way around it. Francis quickly helped us to see that we both had developed cycles of behaviour that were damaging our relationship and pushing us further apart. Through a lot of one on one sessions, couple sessions and even a session with our child, we have been able to refocus on ourselves and our relationship. We have never in our whole relationship been able to communicate the way we do now. We still have a long way to go to but I feel like Francis has helped us get in to a position where there is hope for us to have a long and happy future together as a couple and a family. I have been seeing psychiatrists, psychologists and counsellors for almost 20 years to deal with addictive and destructive behaviour. Francis is the first person to make me realise what drives that behaviour and understand that I can be a different person. I have never felt more in control of my present or my future. For the first time in 20 years I am confident that I don’t and won’t need medication just to get through everyday life.
Attending the group counselling sessions that Francis facilitates was and continues to be a great help. In the months after losing Patrick I would find myself looking forward to the next meeting where not only could we talk about our children but also how we were going day to day. There is nothing like sitting down with other parents who have lost children too. When you say 'Its been a hard week' they know, they really know.
My husband and I started seeing Francis for relationship counselling after the birth of our second child. We had always experienced communication issues, but the extra stress of a new baby and a toddler (as well as life's other pressures) made things very difficult. We were fighting and unhappy. We made contact with Francis and started uncovering our individual issues and started to see how they are affecting our marriage. We could now see what needed to change so that we could work through them. We still have a way to go, but our communication style is evolving with each session. The Imago Dialogue that Francis is teaching us, allows us to express our feelings and concerns knowing that the other is really listening and it frees us from the fear that what will be said could be hurtful. It is taking the tension out of our home and away from our children. We would recommend this therapy to others experiencing problems within their relationship, as it is certainly giving us hope and helping us reconnect as a couple.
My counselling experience with Francis opened my eyes. I now know how to recognise the forces that can pull a relationship apart, and Francis has shown me how to replace them with behaviours that are relationship strengthening. This is for everyone who wants to save a damaged relationship, and even for those who are simply looking to become better communicators within a working relationship.
Since we have started seeing Francis our communication skills have improved so much. We were at a point where we didn’t feel we could have open and honest communication so we had shut down. Francis has shown us how to have an open dialog and understand and accept each other’s point of view. Even after one session I felt as though I was meeting my husband again and seeing the man that I fell in love with when we first met. We are really learning how important it is to listen to your partner, how to really listen and validate your partner’s feelings. It is so refreshing to have an ease of conversation again and be on the same page. We both know that we still have a long way to go but with Francis’s support we feel so much more confident that our relationship will only get stronger. If we had not started seeing Francis we are not sure where we would be in our relationship.