Men’s Counselling in Melbourne & Bayside

Deep down you know you’ve been avoiding the difficult stuff.

Whether it’s facing your own emotions or having important conversations with your partner. Men’s counselling involves finding practical ways to work through underlying challenges, so they can feel stronger in themselves and closer in relationships.

Rebuild closeness and intimacy

Communicate with confidence

Be your best self

Things rarely improve on their own. Relationship Counselling for Men is designed specifically to help you.

If you keep avoiding, things often stay the same or get harder.

Sometimes this means individual counselling looking at how you show up in your own life.

And working on things together in couples counselling

Without doing the work you may stay stuck in the same patterns, create more distance and less intimacy in a relationship.

By learning practical skills to understand yourself and communicate better, you can feel more confident, more at ease and better able to create the closeness and intimacy you want in a relationship.

Why it's worth putting in the work

When you take the time to work on yourself you create space for change. The benefits can flow into every part of your life, not just your relationship.

Confident communication in your relationship

Communicate with confidence.

Learn practical ways to express yourself clearly and listen without defensiveness.

Fell calmer and more at ease

Feel calmer and more at ease.

Develop skills that help you manage stress and show up with more balance.
Rebuild closeness and intimacy

Rebuild closeness and intimacy.

Create opportunities for emotional and physical connection that may have felt out of reach.
Handle conflict differently

Handle conflict differently

Work on reducing patterns of anger and disconnection so issues don’t spiral.
Show up as a present partner and parent

Show up as a present partner and parent

Bring more attention and energy to the people who matter most.
Know yourself better

Know yourself better

Gain insight into your emotions and choices so you can feel more grounded and confident.

Why work with a Male Counsellor?

I know how it can be to admit that you don’t feel as confident, content or fulfilled as you’d like.

I’ve been there in my own life. 

Taking that first step can feel scary. For many men, the instinct is to avoid the issue and hope it improves on its own.

I realised how avoidance shaped the way I related, even before I had the words for it.

That experience led me to this work: helping men break negative patterns and build stronger, healthier relationships.

Today, I bring both personal insight and professional training to my practice. With a Master’s Degree in Counselling and over 20 years of experience, I’ve supported men and couples through counselling, workshops and education.

I also host The Man Talk Podcast, sharing real conversations about men’s emotional health and relationships.

Howard Todd-Collins

How to work with me

Online courses

Online Courses

Start in the privacy of your own home with self-paced courses that give you practical tools to help you communicate more openly, break old patterns, and feel closer in your relationship.

Individual Counselling

Counselling

Work one-on-one or as a couple, online or in person, in a safe and confidential space. Counselling can help you improve communication, feel more at ease in yourself, and rebuild closeness in your relationship.

Getting started is easy

1

Book your first step

Choose an online course or counselling session that feels right for you.

2

Learn practical skills

Gain tools to communicate better, rebuild closeness, and break unhelpful patterns.

3

Feel more connected with yourself and partner

Tools to help intimacy, confidence and calm that make life and relationships stronger.

It’s so common in today’s busy, pressure filled world to get distracted, feel distant, stuck or unsure how to move forward in your life or relationship.

It doesn’t have to stay that way. With the right tools and support, you can take control, reconnect, and create the intimacy, clarity and confidence you’ve been missing.

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