How I Can Help
Couples and Relationship Counselling can support you to:
- Improve Communication
- Rebuild Trust
- Navigate Conflict
- Feel Closer and More Connected
- Make Sense of Changes in your Relationship
What to Expect
A safe and neutral space to talk
Support for both partners
Practical tools and strategies
A focus on positive change
Couples & Relationship Counselling
Relationships can sometimes become difficult. You may feel disconnected from one another, unheard or misunderstood, or find yourselves having the same conversations and disagreements without really getting anywhere.
Sometimes there may be a particular difficulty that has brought you to counselling. At other times, you may simply feel that something has changed between you and want some help understanding what is happening.
Couples counselling offers a supportive and non-judgemental space where you can slow things down, begin to understand one another more clearly and explore the patterns that may have developed within your relationship.
My role isn't to take sides or decide who is right or wrong. Instead, I will work alongside you both, helping each of you to feel heard while we explore what is happening within your relationship and what you would like to be different.
You don't need to wait until your relationship is at breaking point to come to couples counselling. It can also provide an opportunity to reconnect, strengthen communication and develop a better understanding of one another.
How I Work With Couples
I work from a Humanistic Integrative and relational approach, which means I consider each relationship and each person within it as individual.
I aim to create a space where both of you feel able to speak openly and where each person's experience can be heard and respected.
Together we can explore communication, recurring patterns, emotional connection, trust, intimacy, changes within your relationship and the experiences that each of you bring into the relationship.
There may be times when I gently slow a conversation down or invite you to notice what is happening between you in the moment. This can help us move beyond simply focusing on what you disagree about and begin to understand what may be happening underneath it.
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How does couples counselling work?
Our First Session Together
- We begin by meeting together as a couple.
- We explore what has brought you to counselling.
- We talk about what you would each like from our work.
- I explain how couples counselling works and answer any questions.
Individual Session
- I usually meet with each of you individually after our first session.
- This gives each person space to share their own experience and perspective.
- I work with a no-secrets approach, which I will explain clearly beforehand.
Continuing Together
- We come back together for ongoing couples sessions.
- We may explore communication, emotional connection and recurring relationship patterns.
- We work collaboratively towards the changes that matter to you both.
- We regularly review how the counselling is feeling and what you need.
Thinking about counselling or supervision?
Choosing a counsellor or supervisor is a personal decision, and it's okay to ask questions before deciding whether someone feels right for you.
If you would like to find out more about counselling, couples counselling or clinical supervision, please feel free to get in touch.
