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Therapy is for everyone, we all can benefit from some objective eyes to help us see what we can not alone. However, what is most beneficial to the journey of therapy is being open and curious to the parts that we play in our dynamics. While we might want to point a finger of blame, which is easy to do, the harder work of becoming accountable for ourselves and our contributing actions is where the place of therapy can benefit most.

Relationship Therapy allows a safe space to have vulnerable conversations, for each to be heard, and for new awarenesses to be found.

Relationship Therapy can help

– improve communication. 

– move away from negative conflict cycles

– find new ways to connect

– improve intimacy

– have more fulfilling relationships

– understand ourselves and our partners better

– enjoy more pleasure

– build greater knowledge about sex and sexuality

 We are all shaped by life and circumstances dating back to early childhood. The culture we come from, the families we grew up in, the experiences of our lives have all had a part to play for better and worse in who we’ve become. When there are areas of life that we are struggling with, having support to discover our blind spots and where we might be still acting in ways of being that were set up at a different time in life, that might no longer be serving us. The role of a therapist it to help you to see your blind spots and support you to walk into a more fulfilling future. 

The first session is for us to get acquainted. We will meet and you will be asked to fill out a brief induction form. We’ll have a chat about what therapy is and how I work where I will answer any questions you might have. We will then have a discussion about what has brought you to therapy and what it is you would like to get out of the process. If it is a couples session, I will make sure that both of your voices are heard by both myself and each other. At the end of the session we will both decide if we think continuing to work together is a good fit and if so get to booking another session.

The session go for 1 hour. If we embark on the journey of therapy together, ideally I will see you every 2 weeks for at least the first several sessions. This allows you to really get the most out of the process and make some positive shifts and changes. The benefit of therapy is not so much in the hour that we spend together but in what you do in the weeks between with the understandings gained during the sessions. Many people find that 5 to 6 sessions initially and several follow up sessions is enough. For others setting up a series of relationship maintenance sessions is useful. For some seeing me fortnightly for several years and for other a couples of sessions is all that is needed to make the shift and changes necessary. 

So, as you can see the journey and duration of therapy is as individual as the people I see.  As long as you are getting benefit from the sessions, the duration is set by you.