As Dr Sue Johnson writes in her book 'Hold Me Tight', when two partners are in distress they tend to get stuck in some difficult patterns of dialogue…

Imagine you’re Cinderella. Gentleman reader, please forgive me for beginning with her rather than the Prince – he does come into this shortly. So, yo…

Most of us think of the famous (or infamous) Anglo-Saxon swear word as one of the most powerful words that anyone can say – although, of course, some…

With so many relationships in trouble many are looking for ways to address the problems. Perhaps wanting to get back the partner that they got togeth…

Some clients come to therapy saying that they "have fallen out of love", or that the person they love doesn’t return that love. But what actually do…

When we meet our friends with their boyfriends/girlfriends and can see that there is something unique developing, which has all the potential of a re…

In my first article I illustrated the excitement of a new relationship, and how its development is hindered or harvested by the role of our childhood…

When a couple with children separate, one of their first concerns is usually how it will affect their children - and most children do find the experi…

So you fall in love, engage in a committed relationship, marry after courtship, buy a home, have children, manage your careers, watch your children g…

If you are one of almost 5 million people who listen to the Archers (BBC Radio 4) you will be familiar with the current storyline involving ‘Pusscat’…

Relationship issues come in many forms. Counsellors throughout the UK will tell you that some of the key reasons taking people to relationship counse…

The marital breakdown of Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce has filled our newspapers and television for some time now with private agonies in the public do…