What is Couples Counselling?

 
You may as a couple be experiencing loneliness or loss of connection in your relationship. Maybe you find yourselves no longer talking together as you used to and feel like you’re drifting apart.  You want to find a way forward to be better understood, and to better understand your partner.

Couples Counselling provides a safe and confidential space for two people to talk together with a trained professional about the problems they are experiencing within their relationship. It differs from individual counselling where the focus is on the individual and focuses instead on the relationship happening between the couple.

For Couples experiencing difficulties in their relationship, or simply wishing to find more effective ways to communicate and connect with each other, couples counselling can help to improve your relationship by learning how to get both of your needs met while learning to communicate more effectively together.

There are many reasons why a couples’ relationship may be facing difficulties, however it is not necessary to be at breaking point before seeking the support of a couples’ counsellor. Indeed, many couples seek counselling to prevent their relationship from reaching breaking point.

 As with individual counselling and psychotherapy there is no limit to what can be talked about in couples counselling, however some difficulties may need a therapist with specialist training or experience.  We can discuss this if it applies when you contact me.

Most couples who attend counselling do so because they are looking for healthier ways of relating to each other in order to improve their relationship. Together they can learn both how to talk with, and listen to, their partner and find ways to improve their relationship in a way that works for them.
 

Who I work with:

Couples Counselling can be helpful for any two people who have a relationship together. While this may mean two people who are married, it also means couples in a civil partnership or any other arrangement where two people are in relationship together. Generally, I choose to work with couples who want to be together. They may be in a terrible place, but they are committed to working it through together, even though it’s painful.

Appointments and Fees:

The fee for Couples Counselling is £70/hour.

Appointments are available Monday-Wednesdays 9-5pm, and Thursday 9am-1pm