Many couples I see come in for couple therapy complaining of boredom, a drop in sex drive and increased conflict. In the first session it can usually be identified if one partner is experiencing symptoms…
Do you extend yourself to please others so you can feel good enough? Perhaps you have difficulty saying no because you don’t want to let people down in case, they don’t like you. If you worry…
Depression counselling helps people suffering from depressive episodes and in changing negative thoughts and feelings that hold you back from living your life. Feeling anxious? Have no drive or motivation? Seeing the glass half empty…
How to respond to your partner It’s very likely you have had a good friendship somewhere during your relationship, so if it has faded recently, there are lots of ways to get it back. One…
Bickering, niggling ongoing arguments between a couple can really drag a relationship down and lead to general unhappiness for everyone concerned – the couple and any children who are often witness to it. Bickering can…
Sharing the mental load in a relationship If it feels like you carry an unequal portion of the domestic duties and mental load around them, then you’re not alone. Inequality between genders was a key…
Most couples who come to Relationship Counselling UK are in crisis. Therapy is often their last hope to save their relationship, and so we need to make progress quickly. Making behaviour changes in your relationship…
11 Secrets for Second Marriage Success There are proven secrets for second marriage success. Gottman’s research has uncovered them. The USA is the country with both the overall highest rate of divorce and the highest…
The problem of passive-aggressive personality disorder There are few couple dynamics as frustrating and as misunderstood as a passive-aggressive personality disorder. Passive-aggressive men can be incredibly infuriating, and some of the “help” you will find online for…
Whenever couples find the courage to call us, they are usually in disagreement about the way the other behaves. The other could be having an affair, could be cold and distant, could be hot and…
