There can be times for a couple when impartial, professional support may be necessary to address difficulties that appear to be threatening the very fabric of the relationship and often lead to a cycle of blame, shame, acrimony and disillusionment.

Your relationship is unique and you will have created a way of being together that supports, contains and nurtures each of you. However, life often throws many challenges our way and for a couple these may be around issues such as money, bereavement, affairs, redundancy, health, and sex.

Each one of you will have your own beliefs, hopes and expectations of the relationship and how the other person does and should behave. These expectations are often not only yours but are family stories that have played out through the generations and are now manifesting in your relationship. Often when a couple enter therapy there is a lack of communication and understanding, a going round in circles. By supporting and encouraging you both to explore your roles I can help you to understand what dynamics may be taking place. This often leads to a shift in the relationship.

But what happens if you can't work through and resolve the difficulties? Sometimes, despite the best intentions of both parties, the relationship has come to its natural end. In these circumstances, I may also support an ending of the relationship in an open and constructive way.