Trish Purnell-Webb is a Clinical Psychologist, Certified Gottman Therapist, Advanced Clinical trainer and Consultant for the Gottman Institute. She has also undertaken training in emotion-focused therapy for couples, schema therapy for couples, and a range of other couple therapy approaches. Trish has been in private practice on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, since 1997 and is a founding partner of Relationship Institute Australasia. She provides various clinical psychological services to adults and couples, including individual therapy, couples therapy, intensive marathon couples therapy, online couples therapy, and couple workshops. Because of Trish’s expertise in couples therapy and clinical mental health disorders, especially Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mood Disorders and complex personality presentations, Trish has been involved in the development and delivery of several couples’ programs for Military Veterans, First Responders and their families. She is an active educator, board-approved supervisor (AHPRA), and Supervision Masterclass Facilitator. Trish regularly provides professional development workshops for many community and professional organisations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the USA. She has co-authored 365 Simple Ideas to Improve your Relationship (2020), a self-help book for couples, and a chapter Relationship Difficulties (2023). In Beel, N. et al. (Eds.) Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective. University of Southern Queensland. She regularly teaches into Clinical Masters programs for Bond University in Clinical Couple Therapy and has previously tutored and lectured at Griffith University. Her first novel exploring the experience and devastating impact of domestic violence in a small community is due to be published in 2025.

John is a Mental Health Accredited Social Worker with a Master’s in Gestalt Therapy and is an Advanced Clinical Trainer and Consultant with the Gottman Institute. He is in private practice and is the Principal of Burleigh Heads Psychology and Relationship Clinic. He is a founding partner of the Relationship Institute Australasia and has delivered training in Gottman and other relationship therapies to over 4,000 participants in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the USA, and New Zealand. John has over 30 years of experience working with and supporting couples and families across a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds and cultural communities and established several early intervention programs for non-government and government sectors in QLD. He has facilitated psycho-educational group programs for Australian veterans and their families, focusing on topics such as trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and resilience. He led regional and state Veterans Consultation programs in various areas across Australia and served as the Southern Queensland and acting National Project Officer for the Sons and Daughters of Vietnam Veterans Suicide Prevention Program. Further, John has provided a range of training for the Housing and Human Services sector for many years. John’s recent co-authored publications include 365 Simple Ideas to Improve Your Relationship (2020) and the chapter "Relationship Difficulties" (2023) in Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective, edited by N. Beel et al., University of Southern Queensland.