When thinking about our relationships there will be many different feelings about our partners and how we feel about them. This can be very confusing…

You’re continuously surrounded by stimuli and so you might find yourself going along and distracting yourself from how you feel, from how you actuall…

Online dating is now part of everyday life for millions of people. There are many success stories of people meeting new partners this way, 23% of peo…

Research by John Gottman, an expert in marital relationships, suggests that whilst communication difficulties are ubiquitous in distressed couples, t…

What is codependency? Codependency rather like the term narcissism is something that has spread to the mainstream from what initially started as a t…

This is a question that many couples wonder about when they arrive for their first session of relationship counselling. Over a period of time (usuall…

One of the reasons people enter therapy is that their relationships are failing. Relationships with partners, parents, friends, colleagues, siblings.…

We often expect the right person in a couple relationship to be someone who shares our tastes, dreams our dreams, who is passionate about our interes…

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Throughout life, we face change and cha…

All couple relationships go through tough times. These could be major life transitions, such as a new baby, new job or retirement. Couples might face…

There are many myths about relationships that are not only false but potentially devastating; they can lead couples down the wrong relational path, o…

Common, but rarely discussed, you want more or less sex with your partner. It’s a problem that exists in bedrooms up and down the UK, indeed some hav…