Counselling work often begins with a narrative. Whether an individual or a couple is sitting in the therapy room, there will be a story to be told. Each storyline will be different, but there can be familiar elements. Perhaps part of the following...
The frustration of not being heard by a partner is likely the number one argument couples bemoan. Speaking generally of the differences between the sexes, it’s often due to incorrect assumptions. In other words, each sex tends to project their...
From the get-go, intense and sensitive people feel the world on a different vibration. They may feel 'out-of-sync' and are told they are 'too intense', 'too extreme', 'too much', or 'too sensitive, all their lives. Intense people are fierce...
Relationships are sources of joy, happiness, connection, fulfilment, stability and safety. But very often, relationships are complicated. Our lives are constantly marked by inner and outer conflicts, and it is in our human nature to oppose others,...
Big Little Lies I’d been keeping this second series on catch-up to provide a pick-me-up for when Love Island ended. Sad, I know, but it did the trick, and why wouldn’t it - with a cast including Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, and...
There is a big overlap between individual and couples counselling, and it is sometimes hard to determine clear guidelines on their differences. Nevertheless, when we move from working only with individuals towards working with couples, we need to...
As a relationship therapist, I'm hooked on 'Love Island' - a TV show about which many of my acquaintances throw up their hands in horror. 'Awful' is one of their most frequent expressions in describing the participants. Personally, I don’t get...
Relationships are hard work generally, but when you're with someone who is suffering from depression, or if you are the partner with depression, relationships can become even harder. If you are the person struggling with their mental health in your...
Is your relationship in trouble? Sometimes it’s obvious, for example in the case of an affair or betrayal. Sometimes, however, it’s less obvious. Maybe you’re not quite sure what’s wrong. Perhaps you have a niggling doubt?...
Being in control, being controlling, taking control, being out of control… Control seems to be another of those words that takes on a meaning which can resonate much more deeply than at first impression. I wonder if control or wanting to be...
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