Counselling for couples

I work with couples, and with clients in pairs who are experiencing relationship difficulties and impasses. When communication is strained, or breaks down altogether, it can be helpful to involve a skilled other person where dialogue can re-start. The counselling room can be a safe space for each person is able to express themself, to be heard by the other and start to find a way forward.

Each relationship is different, and how we work together will depend on what you bring as a couple. Here are some examples of the difficulties I can work with :

• Difficulties in communication

• Anger and conflict

• Breakdown in trust after infidelity

• Anxiety, depression and trauma within the relationship

• Illness within the couple

• Transitions within relationships, including decisions to have children, parenting, blended families, ‘empty nests’, ageing, becoming grandparents

• Changes at work including unemployment, downshifting, retirement

• Fertility, childlessness

• Feelings after miscarriage and termination

• Adoption support (I am a qualified adoption support counsellor)

• Sexuality and sexual problems

• Deciding whether to separate

• Communication around and after separation or divorce

I work weekly or fortnightly with couples in person at Barnsbury Therapy Rooms, with occasional sessions on Zoom once we have met a few times. Any availability I have will be between 8am - 5pm on Mondays- Thursdays.