Couples counselling initial assessment £40
Couples counselling session £60
Fees may be payable if session cancelled with less than 24hrs notice
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Graduate of The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy.
A couple starts a committed relationship with the expectation of leading a happy, loving and satisfying life together. Sharing the same interests, intimacy and connection.
You felt loved, acknowledged and valued. It was meant to be happily ever after. Then over time things change, often a series of things and suddenly there is a gulf between you.
Life events can all have an significant impact on a couples relationship. Children being born is a huge disrupter including grown up children leaving home. Change, loss of job, financial difficulties, moving home, illness the list is endless.
Relationships change and develop over time. Reflecting how all individuals themselves grow. Additionally couples face conflicts within the relationship, differences of opinion and unmet needs.
Relationships aren’t static. They change according to nature of the individuals and people don’t necessarily develop at the same rate.
As individuals change then one or both partners may feel dissatisfied with the other person. One morning you wake up and wonder do you love each other any more. Do you even love yourself still?
As you get older we might not recognise our partner or ourselves. Somewhere the relationship took a turn and one or both of you didn’t keep up.
This can be a period of uncertainty, confusion and anxiety. It can feel really lonely. Maybe its time for you do do something different and try something new.
That something is couples counselling southampton to form a new relationship that is stronger than it was before.
I specialise in working with couples who are experiencing difficulties or simply want to breathe new life into their relationship.
Couples counselling southampton can help give a better perspective of what is happening. Helping to recognise and figure out how obstacles to well being might best be resolved.
My practice provides a private and secure environment where difficult things can be said and heard safely. There is time in which events can be explored, consider why they are happening and to recognise the impact.
As a couples therapist my role is to work with you so you recognise the best outcomes for yourselves individually and for the relationship. I don’t take sides, judge, criticise or tell you what to do.
Couples therapy enables resolution of conflict and rebuilding of your relationship.
Working with both individuals in the counselling session I encourage each person to be able say what is happening for them and what they are experiencing. Standing back, slowing down and thinking calmly brings clarity.
Importantly each person can benefit from identifying their unmet needs, wants and desires. Then to be able to consider how those needs might be met.
This requires some give and take, sharing of thoughts and feelings. Couples can use the relationship therapy sessions to develop negotiation skills, recognise the importance of meeting own needs whilst learning about yourself and your partner.
Relationships in difficulty really can and often do benefit from couples counselling.
Individuals go through a number of stages of development within a committed relationship.
Sometimes one person gets stuck or changes at a faster rate than the other. This often leads to an imbalance and dissatisfaction.
When the needs of one partner are no longer provided or available from the other then this can cause difficulties. Partners then question the quality of the relationship and communication starts to breakdown.
Over time this dissatisfaction might lead to isolation within the relationship. This can lead to lack of intimacy, affairs and or a breakdown of the relationship.
