Resources
- Couples Counselling Tip - Avoid Being Right.
- What Makes Love Last?
- Cheating - Why do Men and Women Cheat?
- Relationship Counselling - Why it's a good idea
- Relationship Counselling - How To Communicate Better
- Change In Relationship Counselling
- All About Love
- Couple Intimacy Exercise
- Relationship Counselling - "Be here Now"
- Stuck Relationship Patterns
Richard's blog
What Makes Love Last?
This article is about ‘What Makes Love Last?’. It's based on the ideas in Gottman’s book . Having a framework can give us a fresh understanding about what makes love last which can lead us to feeling more connected.
Understanding Loving Attachment
Relationship Counselling - Why it's a good idea
Relationship Counselling Provides A Structure
Relationship counselling provides a structure for you to nourish and build on what works in your relationship and have a safe place to work through issues.
Relationship Counselling - How To Communicate Better
Communicate Better By Setting time aside For Regular Talking
Communicating better starts with having the intention to spend regular time together with your partner.
"Us time" is best achieved by having regular activities or rituals such as going for a walk or sitting on the sofe together when you come home from work. Give yourself time to together.
Change In Relationship Counselling
Relationship Counselling Helps You Be More Yourself
Relationship Counselling gives you the skills and experience of re-connecting to the 'Me' feeling as you communicate helping you find the clear expression of who you are. It shows you how you can be yourself while being in a connecting relationship
Couples Counselling Tip - Avoid Being Right.
This article offers suggestions on how to avoid the trap of "needing to be right".
The Problem of "Needing to be Right"
Cheating - Why do Men and Women Cheat?
The reason men cheat isn't simply because they want sex. Men often cheat because they miss the feeling of being admired and feeling a woman positively responding to them. Usually with their partner they feel criticised and undermined. Men need to feel they can make their partner happy and to feel admired and trusted. Men are motivated by knowing 'they can get things right' for their partner.
All About Love
Expectations Of Love In Relationships
A good place to start is to look at our expectations of love.
At the start of a relationship there can be strong attraction and heady feelings of love for each other. This ‘falling in love’ is called limerence. Our romantic culture feeds the us images of “limerence” lasting forever and builds our expectation of it is how a relationship should be.
Couple Intimacy Exercise
Couple Intimacy Exercise
In my Outer Body, In My Inner Body..
This is a couple exercise to be done when you are both relaxed and in a good space to give some attention to each other. It's a structured exercise. What you learn from it you can take into your everyday commuication.
Relationship Counselling - "Be here Now"
Relationship Counselling
“Be Here Now” Exercise
This exercise below is a great technique to reconnect and soothe yourself . It does take a little practice to get the hang of it. Just try each stage for a minute at first .Accept your mind will hate this at first ! Start with low expectations and persevere.
Stuck Relationship Patterns
Untangling Relationship counselling patterns
When you are in the thick of arguing or can’t talk issues through it can be hard to see what is going on. Relationship Counselling helps you step back and untangle the feelings.