Relationship Counselling
Many long term relationships come under strain at some stage often leading to increased conflict and impacting negatively in areas of trust, intimacy, and sex.
Further common reasons for relationship breakdowns:
- Feelings of drifting apart
- Poor Communication
- Parental Issues
- Addiction Problems
- Infidelity and Commitment Issues
- Money Pressures
Given that the nature of our work with couples is largely facilitative, you can be assured that our role is not to take sides or make judgements about who is right or wrong. Additionally, we do not advise or offer opinions about whether couples should stay together or separate. However, we do provide a safe and neutral space for couples to acknowledge what their relationship has become, to review how this happened, and to appraise the meaning of change for the relationship. Established patterns of communication and conflict resolution will be assessed together, to evaluate preferred approaches and outcomes.
Specifically counselling may enable couples to:
- Comprehend the dynamics of their present relationship
- Explore and rediscover their initial mutual attraction
- Identify their goals and needs from their relationship and from each other
- Identify and take responsibility for their individual and collective contributions to the relationship
- Generate regular and healthy communication patterns
- Express their current feelings about each other
- Investigate the various options available to improve their relationship
Psychological Support for Separating/Divorcing Couples
Going through a separation and/or divorce can be a long and emotionally draining process. Feelings of grief, anger, guilt, sadness, and resentment can be so intense and overwhelming that they literally inhibit access to joy, fun, or normality in everyday life. Psychological support can help you to deal with these feelings in order to gain clarity, acceptance, and alternative perspectives about your life in the now, and in the future. You may benefit from working through your separation with someone without a vested interest in the outcome.
Common areas examined include:
- How relationships change
- How to bear and manage grief
- The true impact of anger
- Pathways to acceptance
- Potential pathways for the separation
- Learning to be single
- Considering new relationships
Although some people struggle during the course and aftermath of a break up, it is possible to move on and to be happy again, whether you choose to do this alone, or with someone else.
Seeking support is a strength and not a weakness!
