Couples Therapy

Couples therapy is a collaborative process where romantic partners work with a therapist to address relationship conflicts, improve communication, and deepen their emotional connection.

I have worked the following issues: conflict, communication, trust, infidelity, intimacy, and much more.  Other aspects that can cause friction in a relationship include imbalances in the relationship, one or both partners being neurodiverse, acute or long-term traumatic experiences of one or both partners impacting the relationship; differing needs (e.g., one partner's unfulfilled wish to explore polyamory or an 'open' relationship); and much more – sometimes it's not even that clear what it is that is upsetting the relationship.

And sometimes couples just want an MOT for their relationship.

I will accompany you on your journey to help you explore and understand your issues and help you unlock the solutions: helping you understand the obstacles, how they affect your relationship and how to deal with them, is something we work at in our sessions. 

Although my approach is essentially Person-Centred, a way in which I always focus on helping you in a way that feels helpful to you, Couples Counselling demands a more focused or even directive approach.  With Couples Counselling, my task is to 'hold' effectively three relationships simultaneously: that with both partners, and their relationship.  This makes that the work is more 'intense' for the therapist. However, with the focus shifting between these three relationships there is also a lot more ground to cover, so many couples therapists offer 1.5h slots for this service.

It is only natural that my therapy should be tailored to your needs. Beyond crisis management, our sessions are also there to help clients/couples see things from another perspective (often that of their partners), and can help achieve:

• Improved Communication

• Conflict Resolution

• Rebuilding Trust

• Personal Growth

• and much more. 

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