Relationships are as individual as the people in them. | The Gottman Institute states that "69% of most conflict in relationships is perpetual." Couples can either dialogue about these perpetual issues or "live in a state of painful impasse." |
The aims of Couples & Relationship Counselling include;
| Improve effective Communication & Dialogue | Methods of managing conflict within relationships. | Develop a shared meaning. | Management of stress |
| Minimise Blaming behaviour | Nurture strengths & help identify our own experiences of relationships. | Identify Attachment difficulties from childhood experiences. | Recognition of a person's inner emotional experience of their sense of self and how that impacts their ability to relate to their partner's experience. |
Love & acceptance is a core emotional need. Whether you are straight or L.G.B.T.Q.I.A+.
Couple therapy is becoming more & more recognised as a major mental health intervention, perhaps because of the recognition of the negative impact of divorce, and defacto separation on couples & families.
Are you having communication difficulties or feel like you are both growing apart? or has your relationship been affected by a betrayal? or is being affected by a partner having an addiction or behaviour that is damaging your relationship?
In couple relationships working well, both partners can tune into, respect & respond to their own & each other's emotional needs.
Relationship counselling helps you to go deeper into understanding yourself & your partner, this helps you both understand what happens between you both.
I use the Gottman Method Couples Therapy & Emotional Focussed Therapy in my work. I provide communication tools that enable you both to approach communicating more effectively.
Emotional Focussed Therapy (EFT) was formulated in the late 80's by (Johnson & Greenberg 1985)
EFT draws attention to the significance of emotion & emotional communication in patterns of interaction & key defining experiences in close relationships. As a therapist, my goal is to enable & expand your recognition of your inner emotional experience, and how that relates to your partner, which then evokes new responses from your partner, creating new dialogue.
Have you recently become a new parent? Are you struggling to adapt to the recent changes? Whether you’re dealing with trauma such as perinatal mental health, birth trauma, post-natal depression, bonding or simply adjusting to life with a newborn, Creating Connections Counselling can help.
I provide support on the varied challenges of becoming a new parent and the general impact it has on family relationships.