Our Approach To Marriage Guidance / Relationship Counselling / Couples Counselling

We understand that it can feel like big step coming to talk about your relationship and often one partner is keen and the other is resistant. We create a safe environment where:

• You both have time to express what you want and to  see what the issues are
• Your partner begins to hear what you are saying and vice versa
• You see the bigger picture of what is going on
• You learn communication skills
• You learn about your differences and what you both need
• You find out what is important to you
• You see how to bring back intimacy and loving feelings
• You learn how to manage your emotions and look after yourself better
• You find out how you can set limits over what you will accept and what you won't from your partner.

Weekly or Every Other week Format

• Usually we work for 75 minute sessions as that gives enough time for you to feel you have had a full session and have plenty to work on.
• Come for an assessment session where we can then find times that work for you. You don't need to commit to a regular time. We can work around your other commitments.

Intensive Relationship Counselling Sessions

• Work Intensively on your relationship
• Attend a block of sessions in the same week

We find that working intensively in a commited way can be an effective way of focussing on issues and getting to a resolution.

So what happens in the first session?

We meet for 75 minutes. The counsellor  asks you questions about each other.

• We explore what the issues are
• We discover what you both want from counselling
• There's opportunity to say what is going on for each other and find out more about your partner's feelings
• You get to experience how we work and decide whether it feels right for you. Most couples feel a sense of relief and something beginning to change in their relationship after the first session.

Relationship Counselling/ Couples Counselling -Why It's a Good Idea