How can relationships be such hard work?

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Your identity as an individual and a partner, parent, carer, child or friend is often evolving over time. These shifting roles can involve intense feelings of loss, grief or guilt, as well as trigger unresolved trauma and other mental health challenges which, when added to daily stress, a lack of sleep and self-care or a sudden crisis, can disrupt your connection with others and capacity to cope with challenges. Even in healthy relationships, this can lead to overwhelm and burnout, which can show up in many different ways, such as through escalating conflict or emotional shutdown. 

 

How can relationship counselling help?

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Often relationship issues are really about our relationship with ourselves and our past experiences. Counselling can help with repairing and healing complicated relationships through exploring the deeper parts of you which may feel disconnected or alternatively, activated or overwhelmed. We also explore how different attachment styles may impact on patterns of relating, and how to address unmet needs in a positive, strengths-based way. 

 

Both online and in-person counselling sessions can offer a safe and empathetic space to work together on developing the communication tools and approaches to feel seen and heard. It can also help you to feel more supported in prioritising your own wellbeing needs, even if the other person is at a different place in their own journey. ​​Please get in touch find out more.