What are the reasons that couples seek relationship counselling?
Some of the reasons are:
- An affair, betrayal or loss of loving feelings
- Arguments that have become more frequent or more intense
- One partner who feels they can no longer stay in the relationship
- A cycle of blame and hurt feelings, leading to withdrawal of both partners
- Concerns about a problem with a child or children
- Long-term sickness, unemployment or financial problems affecting the relationship
- Sexual dissatisfaction of one or both partners
- One partner experiencing personal change or development, which affects the relationship
Perhaps you and your partner have a shared difficult experience, for example, financial problems or concerns about a child. You both want the same outcome, but are having difficulty finding your way through. Or you might find yourselves wanting different things - perhaps one of you wants to end the relationship whilst the other wants you both to stay together. Either way, relationship counselling can help.
Couple counselling can help you to:
. Talk more deeply and openly - and understand each other more
. Return to a more loving and trusting relationship
. Discover more compassion, generosity and humour with each other
. Feel closer and more supportive - on the same team
. Feel more hopeful and less fearful . . . more confident of the relationship
. . . and for couples who decide to separate, counselling can offer support during a difficult and painful process
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