'How can I create a relationship that works?', 'Will I ever find a boyfriend/girlfriend if I leave this one?' 'Will I ever be able to find someone to…

If you are reading this you are probably in a very lonely place, trying to work out how to move forward in an unhappy relationship. If you have been…

One of the strange things in a long-term relationship is that we often see our partner as our best friend, but paradoxically, we find it’s difficult…

Relationship counselling can seem like a big step for any couple. Many couples will go through their fair share of disagreements and fights in their…

Research has shown that our way of relating to significant others in adulthood is likely to be influenced by the early bonds, otherwise known as atta…

"No offence, I’m just being honest…"We've all heard, something like this… the above phrase followed by "you are ugly", "you are wrong", or "you are a…

Marriage saving in a nutshellI hold sessions with a couple whose relationship has turned around, grown and discovered its mojo. Their occasional sess…

Counselling can help, following the discovery of an affair, in at least five ways.  Firstly, it can help the couple in thinking through their next s…

It is common in long-term relationships for sex to become infrequent, unsatisfying or stop completely - more common than most people realise. Trying…

One of the biggest causes of relationship breakdown is resentment in relationships. That bitter indignation that your partner is treating you unfairl…

As humans one of the most exciting and rewarding things to happen to us is finding a partner with whom we feel we can live the rest of our lives. The…

The drama triangle was first described by Stephen Karpman way back in the 1960s. It’s a very simple way to visualise an unhelpful pattern which may b…