Counselling
Couples Counselling and Psychotherapy
The intimacies of a couple relationship are some of the last things people want to discuss.
Couples are frequently quite distressed and near breaking point when they arrive for counselling.
Most common issues are Infidelity , addiction , sexual incompatibiltiy.
Being in a couple is a unique relationship that can offer the deepest experience of intimacy, of friendship, of comfort as well as the greatest sense of hurt and betrayal. It is real, they know the best of you and they know the worst of you.
“If we can help heal the breach in a couples relationship and help it function properly,
we can improve their happiness as individuals and potentially bring peace to a wider group,
their children and families ,Long & Young.”
Couples counselling can help couples
- Improve their ability to communicate
- Become more self aware
- Solve problems with less blaming
- Address the sharing of tasks/roles/expectations
- Become more intimate and affectionate
- Navigate separation/divorce/blended families
Its failure can cause wounds that take years to heal and few other relationships have as much power to challenge us and cause us such anguish.
Becoming a couple means merging two sets of perspectives, histories, values and worldviews and everything needs to be negotiated.
A couple relationship forces you to confront differences so that you can live together and maintain your individuality but also have the ability to put your individuality aside for the good of the couple relationship – both giving and receiving or resentment can emerge.
Becoming a couple is one of the most difficult and complex tasks of adulthood, but is often portrayed as the easiest and most romantic stage of the life cycle.
In reality, it is a time of transition to a new life stage – whether its your first serious relationship, long term partnership or second marriage – it requires new goals, new rules and a different family structure.
All enquiries are private and confidential. Appointments to suit couples busy schedules.