Couples & Relationship Therapy
A Safe, Neutral Space to Navigate Your Relationship
All relationships go through seasons of friction, distance, and difficulty. When two people share their lives, differences in needs, communication styles, and past experiences inevitably arise. Usually, couples find themselves in one of three places:
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Working through it: Finding constructive ways to grow together.
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Reaching an end: Recognising that ending the relationship is the healthiest path forward.
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Feeling stuck: Caught in repetitive cycles —neither wanting to leave nor knowing how to move forward without constant unhappiness.
Relationship therapy provides a supportive, evidence-based, and neutral space to help you step out of reactive patterns, build self-awareness, and explore new ways of connecting.
There are many reasons couples seek therapy...
Repetitive Conflict
We keeping having the same fight over and over.
Growing Apart
We've grown apart or it feels like we are roommates or business partners.
Communication Issues
Difficulty expressing feelings without shutting down or exploding.
Feeling Unheard
Feeling unheard, disconnected and wondering if you share the future vision.
Desire & Connection
Navigating differences in sexual desire, intimacy, or feeling sparkless.
Betrayal & Intimacy
Recovering from an infidelity or rebuilding broken trust.
Life Transitions
Finding it hard to managing a life transition - job loss, career, midlife, grief, health.
Parenting Dynamics
Struggling to reconnect after having a baby or navigating bumpy parenting phases.
Together, we build...
Relational Awareness
Understanding how your inner world and history shape how you show up with your partner.
Communication
Developing practical tools to speak your needs and listen without immediately becoming defensive.
Pattern Disruption
Uncovering the root causes of cycle-repeating fights instead of just treating surface arguments.
Authentic Connection
Finding a grounded way to be yourself in the relationship while honoring your partner's individuality.
How we work together...
In couples therapy, I take a neutral, non-judgmental stance. I am not here to act as a judge, decide who is right or wrong, or assign blame. Instead, I collaborate with both of you to understand how each person experiences the difficulty and what you both hope to create. I draw upon pluralistic, evidence-based frameworks, tailored to your relational needs.
Logic
CBT, Transactional Analysis, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
Depth
Bowlby's Attachment Theory, Narrative Therapy
Humanistic
Person Centered,
Choice Theory, Somatic Awareness
Safety & Suitability
Couples therapy requires a safe foundation. I cannot offer therapy in cases of:
Active, unmanaged domestic abuse or coercive control
An ongoing, active affair
Ongoing, unmanaged drug or alcohol addiction
When only one partner is willing to engage
Unmanaged, severe mental health crisis
If you attend individual therapy with me
My Offerings...
Because no two couples are the same, I offer flexible ways to work together depending on what you need right now:
Short term therapy
Designed to help you gain clarity, and connect with your needs and values so you can navigate a specific or immediate challenge or goal.
A minimum 6 sessions on a weekly or biweekly cadence.
Deep psychotherapy
Deep, lasting relational change takes time. A full exploratory process spans 6 to 12 months. We begin with weekly sessions to build momentum, move to fortnightly sessions, and eventually transition into a monthly maintenance phase.