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Couples
Counselling and Therapy
Couples counseling therapy, also called relationship counseling, can help when a relationship is in crisis or not enough stable.
Both partners talk in confidence to a therapist to explore what has gone wrong in the relationship and how to change things for the better. It can help couples learn more about each other's needs and communicate better.
Couples therapy can improve the mutual support you provide for each other. Often people who find it hard to use psychological help on their own are able to attend and get something from doing so if their partner is also involved.
Who is it for?
I see couples of all ages, whether they are married or not, mixed or same sex, living together or apart.
What I can help you with?
Couples therapy can help with depression and isolation, mental health issues and parenting issues.
Many couples find difficulties start after a painful event or illness, or following a significant life change such as:
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moving in together
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the arrival of children
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the loss of a job
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taking on step children
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infidelity
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retirement
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other change or disruption
I support couples where the partners need help with their emotional lives and feel more comfortable coming together, as well as couples who have troubled relationships which might be affecting their children.