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It is not easy for couples going through a period of difficulty that leaves both partners feeling angry, resentful, and generally unhappy. The usual advice is to keep talking, however, for some couples, this just seems to escalate tensions rather...

The beginning of a relationship can be a happy and euphoric time. You tend to put your best self forward. You're thoughtful, considerate, and highly attuned to your new love’s needs. You're kind, attentive, and truly care about making them...

Family dynamics Family life influences and informs us, from the beginning of our lives to the end. All families go through changes, experience difficulties, or ruptures. It is quite normal to experience issues within a family, and also to struggle...

When working with individuals around relationships, people often make the assumptions that work with couples is one therapist and two people, but a large part of the work is around singles who have/are struggling to find love. Also, there are many...

Relationships of all kinds are discussed frequently in counselling sessions and consist of complex dynamics which can be difficult to understand. When the bond or attachment between two people breaks down, it can incite a number of different...

If you're a mother, especially if you work outside the home as well, the chances are you feel very, very stressed most of the time. Your day starts early (that's if you got to sleep through the night, most babies don't sleep all night and toddlers...

Where are we with technology, phones, communication, empathy and, something I feel passionately about, attunement? What got me thinking about this was a recent rare motorway journey, watching how common it is now for families to sit together at...

Relationships require work; they are not all sunshine and roses. There will be bumps in the road within every relationship and with these hurdles come moments for you both to grow as individuals and develop the relationship. Without this, the...