It can be said that, occasionally, those with good mental health don’t understand what sufferers of anxiety endure. The thought occurred to me when h…

Hostility in relationships “For most of the time we are a perfectly reasonable couple, then we will disagree and it’s no holds barred. We seem deter…

How we communicate has changed so much in the past 20 years. At the end of the 1990’s we still talked face-to-face and we called each other on the ph…

Do you feel you and your partner argue too much?  Below, I explain why you argue and I offer a ‘quick tip’ on how you can begin to reduce the amount…

The journey to therapy can be hard. This can be doubly true for those seeking couples counselling. For there can be obstacles in the way of going to…

When we are with other people we act almost like transmitters when we relay our emotional state through numerous non-verbal signals, whether that is…

...to seek help for your relationship, whether it is a marriage or partnership, long established or has lasted a year or so or even a few months. To…

It’s easy to believe that we have, as a society, become quite relaxed about sex. Sex is now an everyday thing in TV dramas, advertising, magazine art…

I only know one thing about all counselling clients before I meet them: they are human. As humans, we are ‘social beings’. This means that relationsh…

How well do you and your partner communicate with each another. Poor communication is at the heart of many of the relationship problems that end in t…

It's not uncommon to hear this sentiment expressed among people in close relationships, particularly by parents to children or between partners. It's…

For many people, this will be a thought uppermost in their minds. 'Do I need counselling?' In this short article, I will look at some of the realitie…