“Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." – Desmond Tutu Frequent arguments tend to be the main reason why couples seek the support of counse…

Clients often come to see a counsellor because they are having difficulties in a relationship. This may be a relationship with another person - a par…

Relationships are often difficult, and I mean all relationships; our parents, our children, our co-workers, teachers and, probably most frequently, o…

As humans, we all need water, food, shelter, identity, self-actualisation, self-esteem and love. These items may seen pretty basic to existing as a h…

Many factors can impact our ability to love and love ourselves. You may have grown up in a home where you didn't receive love from a parent? Perhaps…

Individuals engaged in alternative sexual lifestyles may perceive therapists in sex addiction treatment as being sex-negative and moralistic about wh…

For some of us, the fear of loss is so chronic and anxiety-inducing that we feel we can never leave a relationship until we start a new one. Although…

Good communication is crucial for a significant relationship. This means taking the time to really listen and hear your partner and what they are say…

Relationships change and it can be hard to deal with the changes that happen in those relationships. We may feel that, when we found our partner, we…

Our couple relationships are profoundly mediated by the bond between us; this bond will be the very thing that determines the overall well-being and…

I am often told by family, friends and clients that they are having problems in their relationships as they feel that their partners have become like…

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…