As a couple therapist / relationship counsellor I often see couples facing challenges with the level of intimacy that they seek with their partner. Many come in to therapy frustrated and disappointed about their relationship with escalating conflicts and finding …
Three types of intimacy in a couple relationship Read more »
Planning to get hitched? Or in a committed relationship? Here are 10 topics that you could have conversations about with your partner that can directly impact your relationship. Even if you are already married, or in a long-term relationship, …
10 key conversations to have with your significant other Read more »
As a couple therapist one of the most common complaints that I hear from couples is that their partner doesn’t listen to them or doesn’t respond in a way that it makes them feel understood and comforted. Most of these …
How can active listening and empathy help improve your relationship? Read more »
Relationship, romance, commitment, family that is the way that most of us want to go about in our life. We yearn to have a bonding, to share our life with our significant other. In the pursuit of that, despite our …
Defusing repetitive escalating conflicts in couples Read more »
Even couples with a significantly turbulent marriage can gain from Marriage counselling / Marital therapy, provided they are willing to invest themselves in the process and put in the effort towards their goals. I usually tell my couple clients, as …
Essentially, couple counselling will work for couples, who are willing to take responsibility for their own behaviors/actions, and for the role that they play in the challenges in the couple relationship. In couple counselling the couple are encouraged to be …
Will couple counselling help if there is abuse in the relationship? Read more »
Why do people stay in bad, abusive or unfulfilling relationships for a long time before the break up or move out of the relationship? Relationships are a mixed bag. That would definitely be some good times and there would definitely …
When a couple come for counselling, they may come with a current crisis to be addressed or they might have many piled up and unresolved issues that have occurred over a period of time throughout their relationship. Of course you …
Can unresolved issues and resentments be addressed in couple therapy? Read more »
Conflict – what comes to the mind when we say the word conflict? Stress, tension, disagreement, argument, different points of view, escalation, communication breakdown, crisis and so on. So isn’t it better for us to avoid conflicts and not have …
Avoiding conflicts at any cost? You are damaging your relationship Read more »
Boredom in your relationship? Conversations are running dry? Conversations are getting recycled over and over again? Tired of going to the same places all the time? Worry not. Boredom is something that every relationship undergoes at different points in time. …
Bored in your marriage/relationship? You can bring back the spark Read more »