Hi, I’m Charis Martin-Ross.
Our most important work happens in relationships - with the people we lead, the partners we choose, and ourselves.
Balanced Alliance is my private practice. I work with individuals and couples navigating change, complexity, and transition - in their professional lives, their relationships, and at the intersection of both.
My approach is grounded in evidence-based psychology, systemic thinking, and more than two decades of experience inside large, complex organisations. I bring rigour and real-world understanding to deeply personal work.
About
Relationship therapy
Executive coaching
Balanced Alliance is the private practice of Charis Martin-Ross, a psychologist and systems-trained therapist and coach.
Charis brings a rare combination: deep psychological training alongside more than two decades spent inside large, complex global organisations. Over that time, she has assessed, coached, and supported hundreds of leaders - developing an understanding of how high-performing environments shape the way people think, relate, and lead. She holds a Masters degree in Organisational Psychology and a Graduate Certificate in Family and Systemic Therapy.
Her work sits at the intersection of professional life and personal experience, because the two are rarely as separate as we pretend. The habits that make someone effective at work - self-sufficiency, emotional containment, results orientation - are often the same patterns that create distance in relationships. Charis is interested in both.
Working with individuals and couples on relational patterns, emotional responses, and the dynamics that shape how we connect - with partners, and with ourselves. Informed by Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and attachment-based frameworks.
Supporting senior professionals through transitions, leadership challenges, and growth. A solution-focused, yet compassionate approach - grounded in both evidence-based practice and genuine organisational experience.
Qualifications & Registration
Registered Psychologist
NSW, Australia
Graduate Certificate of Family and Systemic Therapy
Australian Catholic University
Master of Organisational Psychology
Macquarie University, Australia
Bachelor of Science, Psychological Science (Hons)
United Kingdom
Specialist Training
Gottman Method Coupled Training, Level 1.
Emotion Focus Therapy for Couples, Level 1.
Professional Coaching Certificate, Level 1. Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership
Professional Memberships
Member, Australian Psychological Society (APS)