Marie Vakakis
Family & Couples Therapist. Helping you communicate & feel more connected
I’m a family and couples therapist who works with parents, teens, schools and anyone trying to make sense of their relationships. This channel is for people who want real, honest conversations about mental health, communication and connection.
You’ll find videos on trust, conflict, sex and intimacy, parenting teens, emotional regulation and more. Everything is grounded in therapy, but made simple, practical and human. No fluff. No jargon. Just useful stuff you can actually apply in your day-to-day life.
Whether you’re a parent trying to connect with your teen, a couple feeling stuck, or someone who just wants better relationships, you’re in the right place.
New videos every week. Subscribe for grounded, real talk that helps you show up better in your relationships.
🧠 Learn more at www.marievakakis.com.au
🎧 Listen to the podcast This Complex Life
Have You Outgrown Your Partner or Are You Stuck in These Relationship Patterns
They Should Just Know and Other Ways Relationships Get Hard
Owning Your Own Sh*t
Is This Anxiety or Is My Brain Just Freaking Out
Breakups, Masculinity and Men’s Mental Health
Working With Couples (Without Playing Referee)
Rethinking Who You Are After Having Kids with Bronte Taylor
Making Sense of ADHD in Therapy
Turning ADHD Struggles into Strengths
Growing Yourself Up with Dr Jenny Brown - Encore
Why Doesn’t My Teen Listen to Me Anymore
Looking Back at Our Money Stories
Untangling money blocks in social work
We don’t have to work for free
The psychology of rejection and what to do about it
Saving money starting out and the mistakes we made
Why do social workers feel guilty charging our worth?
The hardest parts of social work and what we love about it
The moments self-doubt almost stopped us
The careers we built that our younger selves wouldn’t believe
How our social work practice has grown
Help. My teens aren't interested in me. What do I do?
Why we became social workers (and why we stayed)
Behind the scenes of becoming an accredited mental health social worker series intro.
Healing the Unmet Needs of Our Younger Selves
Benefits of Supervision
The Future of Friendships: Are We Getting Lonelier?
Therapy With Teens
Affairs, Trust, and the Work of Healing After Betrayal
Suicide, Grief and Connection: An R U OK? Day Conversation