Therapy for couples & relationships:
I work with couples and partners at many different points - resolving a crisis, improving the quality of connection, creating a space for regular healthy dialogue, or moving through relationship transitions. I welcome couples in any configuration, whether romantic and intimate partners (including monogamy, non-monogamy, and polyamory), close friends, adult family members, and creative or business partnerships. The way we work together is built around you and your values, not a fixed idea of how a relationship should look.
Therapy offers a structured, supportive space for both people to speak openly and be heard, with an experienced professional attending carefully to both of you to establish what’s really going on in the shared dynamic. This process is an opportunity to co-create a meaningful narrative about relationship strengths and struggles, and encourages fair and proportionate responsibility-taking, as well as reconnecting with a fundamental sense of connection. Much of what matters in a relationship is communicated through tone, timing, and what's left unsaid, and attuning to this unspoken level of dialogue is a skill I bring to sessions and encourage in you as we work together.
Typically I see couples for weekly or fortnightly sessions at a regular time, but please contact me if you are interested in exploring an intensive approach with longer sessions over a shorter time frame.
Clients often describe changes including :
improved communication and skills to deal with repetitive conflicts
reduced reactivity and blame which supports access to mutual empathy
greater understanding of each other’s histories and deep-rooted patterns allowing quicker repair after ruptures
renewed connection and sense of togetherness
understanding more clearly how they got to where they are and what needs to happen to adjust their relationship for the next stage in life
rebuilding trust with strong foundations for managing future challenges
feeling more equipped to manage transitions
finding ways to talk about sex and intimacy
discovering a space to strengthen a relationship that's already good, before starting a family or making a big commitment