Relationships are an essential part of our lives, from family and friends to partners and spouses. We have a natural tendency to develop intimate and intense relationships with a few select individuals, which can bring joy and happiness. Difficulties in relationships are one of the most common causes of unhappiness, and often bring people into counselling.

The reasons for seeking relationship counselling include:

• Sense of something missing/lost in the relationship
• Lack of communication with partner
• Escalating arguments/ circular arguments, distressing patterns of conflict
• Loss of intimacy and sexual desire
• Impact of professional life on the relationship
• Parenting issues, dealing with toddlers or teenagers
• Adapting to marriage or becoming parents
• Impact of post natal depression on the relationship
• Feeling badly treated by partner
• Repeating destructive relationship patterns
• Infidelity
• Commitment difficulties
• Divorce and separation
• Coping with a break up

By helping you to identify the roots of your difficulties relationship counselling brings clarity and facilitates positive change.