­When thinking of the term ‘mid – life’ it is usually associated with the term ‘mid- life crises’, a period ranging from 35 – 50 when we reconsider o…

You're dating...it's new and exciting. You're being taken to smart restaurants, planning glamorous get-aways and you're even thinking about couples s…

Very often when couple come to see me with a difficult or breaking relationship it is fairly soon clear that they have lost the ability to really com…

Are there some causes of marital conflict, for example infidelity, that can only be resolved by marriage breakdown? The infidelity of one partner, o…

Author: Maureen Williams – Kent Counselling and Psychotherapy Service (KCPS) Couples: Too Many Arguments in Your Relationship? -Understand what argu…

I recently heard that in relationships that all arguments, tensions and breakdowns are based on one thing’ Do I Matter to You?’ The western world se…

Talk About It Being honest and real with each other is a scary thing, yet it's the way to go. It's important to keep a "clean heart" towards each…

People often ask “Why are all men/women like that?” and my regular response is; “They’re not...”.  If every partner you have is like that, it’s becau…

Communication is the golden key to a better relationship. Communication is as much about listening as talking. Hearing is not the same as listening.…

When a partner has an affair, it is difficult to believe that the relationship isn’t over. For most men or women, betrayal is a bitter pill to swal…

During my training as a relationship therapist the constant mantra seemed to be “a successful relationship is a balance between togetherness and sepa…

Even if the relationship was not a good one, a separation or divorce can be one of the most painful experiences in our lives. The relationship that w…