Therapy for Couples

Couples therapy (also called couples counselling or relationship counselling), is any type of therapy that supports those in intimate relationships.

 

If you and your partner are struggling to communicate effectively, if you're misreading one another, dealing with conflict more regularly than you'd like, or navigating cheating, affairs or dishonesty, therapy can help. You might be considering a breakup, trial separation or time apart, or you might both be committed to continuing the relationship, but seeking extra support to improve things. 

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Couples therapy can support you through some of life's biggest challenges - facing your own internal struggles and battles, fertility struggles, having children, moving house or countries, grieving a loved one, losing a job, managing stress, juggling different priorities, sexual difficulties, navigating infidelity or struggles with addictions in the relationship.

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You may also feel you've been growing apart so would like support in finding ways to reconnect.

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You and your partner/s will see your couples therapist together and, sometimes, separately, depending on your chosen therapist and their approach. Your therapist will make a recommendation for how often they feel you should have sessions, and for how long, to best support you in meeting your goals.

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A couples therapist will not take sides during the sessions but will support both partners to be heard and understood. Although the content and structure of each session will vary slightly according to your chosen therapist, sessions will tend to follow the following structure:

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1. A focus on the specific problem (i.e. conflict resolution, jealousy, intimacy, sexual difficulties, internet use, communication, infidelity)

2. Active participation in treating the relationship itself, rather than each individual separately (you may also wish to have individual therapy, alongside your couples sessions

- that's up to you)

3. Solution-focused, change-orientated interventions from your therapist and recommendations to take away and try at home

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We're here to help. Our therapists are highly experienced in working with a range of life's difficulties. We use systemic, psychodynamic, humanistic and existential theory, while integrating teachings and techniques from CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).

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Every person and every relationship is unique. We're here to support you and your partner, regardless of your sexual orientation, preferences or past experiences. 

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We're proud to have a diverse team with different approaches and styles. It's important to find the right therapist for you and your partner(s), so read through our therapists' profiles, and feel free to ask us for advice.

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We are highly experienced in working with neurodiversity and specific diagnoses in relationships - including Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, ADD and others, along with physical health or life-limiting conditions.

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We offer a safe-space for you to feel truly heard and supported, free from judgement or ridicule. We want to know what it's like to be you, living your life, within your relationship. 

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To read more about our expert couples therapists, view their profiles.

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For any further questions, to book a free initial enquiry call or to book your first session,

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