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Counselling and Therapy Blog
Thoughtful articles about relationships, intimacy, mental health and the patterns that can leave people feeling stuck.


Affection in Relationships: Why Physical Touch Can Change Over Time
Affection in relationships can change even when love and commitment remain. This article explores why physical touch may reduce or start to feel complicated over time, and how Relationship Therapy or Psychosexual Therapy can help when the change is causing distance or distress.

Derek Flint - BSc : Dip. Couns. : PNCPS - Accred.
Sep 206 min read


Small Relationship Problems: Why Do They Start to Feel So Big?
Small relationship problems can start to feel much bigger when the same frustrations repeatedly leave someone feeling unheard, criticised or taken for granted. This blog explores what can sit underneath everyday conflict, how resentment builds, and how Relationship Therapy can help couples understand and change the pattern.

Linda Bignell - FdA : MBACP
Sep 137 min read


Lonely in a Relationship: Why Can I Feel Lonely Even When I'm With Someone?
Feeling lonely in a relationship can be particularly difficult because, from the outside, you may appear to have companionship and support. This blog explores how couples can become emotionally disconnected while continuing to share a life, and how Relationship Therapy can help rebuild connection when loneliness becomes difficult to shift.

Maria Konstantinelli - MA : MNCPS (Acc.) : MBACP
Sep 66 min read


Why Intimacy Can Start to Feel Like an Expectation: Sex Pressure in Relationships
Sex pressure in relationships can develop gradually, even when neither partner intends to create it. Initiation, rejection and avoidance can become a difficult cycle that leaves both people feeling disconnected. Understanding what is happening can help restore genuine choice, and Relationship Therapy or Psychosexual Therapy can help when the cycle feels difficult to change.

Maria Konstantinelli - MA : MNCPS (Acc.) : MBACP
Aug 305 min read
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