What is codependency? Codependency rather like the term narcissism is something that has spread to the mainstream from what initially started as a t…

This is a question that many couples wonder about when they arrive for their first session of relationship counselling. Over a period of time (usuall…

One of the reasons people enter therapy is that their relationships are failing. Relationships with partners, parents, friends, colleagues, siblings.…

We often expect the right person in a couple relationship to be someone who shares our tastes, dreams our dreams, who is passionate about our interes…

Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Throughout life, we face change and cha…

All couple relationships go through tough times. These could be major life transitions, such as a new baby, new job or retirement. Couples might face…

There are many myths about relationships that are not only false but potentially devastating; they can lead couples down the wrong relational path, o…

Common, but rarely discussed, you want more or less sex with your partner. It’s a problem that exists in bedrooms up and down the UK, indeed some hav…

What is it about that persistent feeling of failure, in spite of evidence to the contrary? That presentation didn’t quite cut it. That meal you went…

Between healthy, mindful partners in a relationship, there are clear boundaries. There is an understanding of the respective responsibilities of each…

What does it mean to be in love with love? And how do we know it applies to us? Is love compulsion another socially constructed label with which to b…

Breaking up in a relationship is a life event that we have all experienced. It is a ‘common’ experience like moving house, leaving school, growing up…