A couple's relationship can be challenged in a multitude of ways, sometimes by individual differences, at times by external pressures. A specialist couple therapist can help you and your partner to gain perspective on your current situation and to develop more fulfilling lives. Sometimes this can involve a decision about whether to stay together or to separate in a way that leads to the best outcome for you and your partner, as well for any children or others who may be affected.

I am a fully qualified couple and family therapist and I offer a safe space for couples of all ages, cultures and sexual orientations to explore their difficulties and to move their lives in a more meaningful direction.

Some areas of difficulties that couples look for professional support:

• Re-connecting: Sometimes couples find themselves drifting apart, either because other things in life require their attention or maybe their goals and priorities have changed over time.
• Improving communication: Couples holding different communication styles or difficulties with effective communication can lead to misunderstanding, arguments and emotional disconnection.
• Conflict resolution: Couples can get stuck in a loop of ongoing conflicts either due to a major event in their lives or through various areas of difficulties.
• Sexual fulfillment: Couples haves different relationships with intimacy and sex. They may differ on their sexual drive, desire and ways of achieving fulfilment, and they often find difficult to talk about it for fear of further misunderstanding, isolation or upsetting one another.
• Managing physical or mental Illnesses: When one person of the couple or a close relative or friend goes through a physical or mental illness, a bereavement or a life-long condition it is bound to have an impact on all those involved, placing great pressure on the couple relationship.
• Navigating life transitions: Couple relationships are affected by many of the life transitions: moving together, getting married, the birth of a child, children moving out, change of jobs, retirement, relocation, couple separation or divorce, new family formation, illnesses, new caring responsibilities, loss and bereavement, the list is endless.
• Negotiating differences in cultures or family scripts: Couples will bring a range of cultural, social and family values and lived experiences in their relationships. They often enrich their lives but at time these difference can be difficult to embrace or negotiate.

If you are not sure if I can help you with your specific problem and want to discuss it further, get in touch, I offer a 30-minute initial consultation at no charge.

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