Couples and Relationship Therapy
Stroud, Bristol & Online
Intimate relationships can bring much to our lives, they can be experienced as loving and fulfilling but also challenging and painful. If things aren’t going so well it can often leave people feeling frustrated and confused, not knowing what to do or where to go next. It might be that you have come to a point in your relationship where you feel that you are just off track, stuck, in crisis or are even questioning whether to continue, this could be for a number of reasons.
I work with all orientations of couples, heterosexual and LGBTQIA+
These are some of the common reasons people come to couples therapy for help:
When difficulties occur it is common to get caught in a cycle of blame, criticism, and resentment where nothing seems to change. By bringing attention and care to the relationship more connections can be made to feelings. This in turn can help identify and work with the underlying needs and issues, whereby new insights and possibilities can emerge.
Part of my approach is to include elements of playfulness and creativity when appropriate, and to utilize non-verbal, bodily felt aspects of the relationship to help guide, support and inform the work. We might use various exercises and tools to support communication, intimacy and connection.
The hope is that you will grow to understand how your emotional patterns from your past effect your relationship in the here and now, and how to make new choices to the benefit of you and the relationship. Together we can explore what is needed to help your relationship grow or, as sometimes is the case, how best to end.
If you have any questions or need to clarify more about this way of working please do contact me to discuss further.
Stroud, Bristol & Online
Intimate relationships can bring much to our lives, they can be experienced as loving and fulfilling but also challenging and painful. If things aren’t going so well it can often leave people feeling frustrated and confused, not knowing what to do or where to go next. It might be that you have come to a point in your relationship where you feel that you are just off track, stuck, in crisis or are even questioning whether to continue, this could be for a number of reasons.
I work with all orientations of couples, heterosexual and LGBTQIA+
These are some of the common reasons people come to couples therapy for help:
- improving communication
- coping with life changes e.g. moving in together, bereavement, redundancy, marriage
- developing and improving intimacy and sexual connection
- addressing affairs, betrayal, or trust issues
- managing anger, conflict, and power struggles
- maintaining personal freedom and individuality
- changes in life stage or role (menopause, parenthood, carer)
- ill health, life limiting conditions
- strengthening commitment, shared vision, and values
- being/becoming parents or integrating families
When difficulties occur it is common to get caught in a cycle of blame, criticism, and resentment where nothing seems to change. By bringing attention and care to the relationship more connections can be made to feelings. This in turn can help identify and work with the underlying needs and issues, whereby new insights and possibilities can emerge.
Part of my approach is to include elements of playfulness and creativity when appropriate, and to utilize non-verbal, bodily felt aspects of the relationship to help guide, support and inform the work. We might use various exercises and tools to support communication, intimacy and connection.
The hope is that you will grow to understand how your emotional patterns from your past effect your relationship in the here and now, and how to make new choices to the benefit of you and the relationship. Together we can explore what is needed to help your relationship grow or, as sometimes is the case, how best to end.
If you have any questions or need to clarify more about this way of working please do contact me to discuss further.