Relationship Counselling

How counselling can help

Drawing on 50 years of research from multiple experts in the field, I utilise tools to help guide you and your partner to manage your arguments, reconnect, strengthen your relationship. If you both are committed and open to the process, I hold hope that you will be able to bring about healthy change in your relationship. Even if your partner isn't ready to come in yet, you and I can begin work together. The changes your partner sees in you, may inspire them to join you in the journey. The counselling process for intimate relationships involves a detailed assessment process so we identify from the very outset where your relationship is struggling, and our work together will target those areas. From our first meeting, you will take away helpful strategies and insight.

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What about other relationship difficulties?

I can work with you to make sense of difficulties in other relationships by exploring patterns of behaviour and understanding the impact of your experiences. We'll talk about how you want to do life, what's important to you, and how to go about making it happen. From our first meeting, you will take away strategies and insight to help you manage.

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Creating connections

No matter how busy your days are, every moment is an opportunity for connection. An appreciative word, a loving glance, a caring gesture, all let your partner know they are important to you. If you and your partner know you each have the other's back, you won't be fighting to have your needs met or for your voice to be heard. 

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How do you let your partner know they matter to you? How do you let them know you prioritise them? What kind of acts does your partner respond to, soothes them?

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Creating opportunities

If you are reading this, then possibly you and your partner are struggling or feel like something is missing. Let me ask you this: when was the last time you laughed and played together? 

You each have to prioritise your relationship, invest time into it. Your reward will be someone to share your fears and worries with, someone to relax & laugh with, share dreams & grow old with, for your life time.

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I will help guide you through those difficult conversations that will create greater intimacy. It's never about the day to day arguments; I will guide you to understand each other at a deeper level, perhaps discovering things about yourself along the way.

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We will use practical tools drawing from The Gottman Method Couples Therapy, combined with Mindfulness body-based somatic experiencing and Emotion Focused Therapy to help you understand and communicate to your partner what's important to you, what underlies your particular difficulties that contribute to your relationship difficulties.

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I look forward to guiding you in building a stronger foundation for your relationship that will withstand life's challenges.

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