Build Better Relationships

Feeling emotionally stuck in your relationship? You're not broken - but you may need support

Counselling for couples and individuals navigating relationship pain, confusion, or disconnection

'Is This You?'

Arguing more than usual?
Feeling distant from your partner?
Wondering whether to stay or leave?

What Our Sessions might Focus On

Improving communication to foster understanding and connection
Identifying and changing unhelpful patterns that affect trust and love
Exploring family background and past experiences shaping your relationships
Recognizing and addressing faulty beliefs formed in childhood
Working on emotional safety and ways to managing conflict with more clarity and calm.

Dr David Barton PhD

Counsellor, Provisional Member New Zealand Christian Counselling Association (NZCCA)

ABOUT ME

I'm a qualified counsellor with a background in psychology — but more than that, my life has been shaped by hardship, healing, and deep faith.
I work from a cognitive behavioural, person-centred approach, combining professional expertise with real-life experience.

Clients often tell me they feel seen and understood — not just because of what I know, but because of how I attend to what they are saying.

I believe clarity is always possible. And even the most painful relationship challenges can become the turning point for growth, healing, and real transformation.

My Qualifications

Doctorate (PhD in Psychology - Otago University NZ)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Applied Psychology
Diploma in Counselling
Cert in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Cert in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Cert in Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)

Book Your First Session

Ready to take the first step?

I offer private, one-on-one counselling sessions online for individuals and couples across NZ. Booking is easy, and I’ll meet you wherever you’re at — with no judgment and complete confidentiality.

Sessions last up to 60 minutes, held online or in person in my office in Dunedin, and cost $120 NZD per session.

Please contact me on davidbarton@ontrackcounselling.nz for a booking.

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