How counselling can help

Counselling provides time away from home and work to explore difficulties in a safe and friendly environment in which to clarify how you think, feel and react.

Counselling helps to:

• Understand how family values, religion, country of origin and philosophy of life affect the relationship.


• Reflect on how the past operates in the present.


• Explore how arguments and rows seem to escalate in the same way each time.

Couples learn how to:

• Listen to and understand more about each other.


• Communicate in an easier and more constructive way.


• Resolve conflicts without hurting each other.


• Negotiate difficult decisions.


• Recover the love, respect and fun that has previously been enjoyed.

If two people decide to separate or divorce, then emotional support can be given through what is inevitably a painful process.

Common issues

• I have trouble with close relationships


• We can't live together


• Can't live apart


• I want children but my partner doesn't


• We are not communicating


• We love each other but can't stop rowing


• We have different sexual needs


• I can't cope with the jealousy


• We have real money problems


• The violence is frightening


• My partner is driving me crazy


• My partner wants a divorce but I don't, I just need to talk

Relationship counselling is aimed at helping you:

• balance in your relationship


• improve communication and reduce conflict


• work together instead of pulling apart


• rediscover your couple relationship when it is under pressure


• deal with life change issues


• come to terms with the aftermath of an affair


• work through grief or loss


• discover the best way forward for you and those close to you

Sexual problems

An active sex life is an important and enjoyable part of a healthy relationship.
However, most people experience difficulties in their sexual relationship at some time in their life. This could be for a variety of physical and emotional reasons including: tiredness, stress, a new baby, illness, or pressures at home

For more information please call the Practice and ask to speak to Lesley.

Practitioners: Lesley Coles