There are so many reasons why people cheat on their spouses and infidelity can occur in all types of relationships - newlyweds, long-term marriages,…

If you are reading this shortly after uncovering an affair, the idea of forgiveness may seem a very distant and unlikely possibility. However, forgiv…

It is an overwhelming moment: natural anger, confusion, rage, disbelief and hurt when you realise that your partner has cheated. There may be conflic…

If you are going though a breakup, separation or divorce, you might be feeling sad, distressed, angry, or perhaps numb, lost and confused. If the dec…

Domestic violence is such an epidemic that at one point or another it is inevitable that as counsellors we will come into contact with a survivor. Th…

Sabotaging our relationships or picking unavailable partners is something many people do. We say we want to be loved and that we are ready for affect…

Yes, I said it! The thing that goes against most people's inner belief. It goes against what your friends, family, social media and a lot of people i…

In her new book Esther Perel suggests that there are benefits of having an affair to the couple relationship. I would like to reiterate some of her s…

So…you’ve been talking to somebody via text for a short while, or you’ve hooked up with them, slept together and then suddenly they are…not there any…

I know many people who hold the view that if their partner had an affair that would be the end of the relationship. However, in the counselling room,…

There is hardly anything we go through that is more brutal than the trauma of a relationship betrayal. In its wake it leaves us battered, physically…

This question is asked regularly in couples therapy. Trust is something that usually comes so easily at the start of the relationship, but when that…