People are increasingly seeking couples counselling services these days given the increased stresses and demands of the modern world and the consequential impact on personal relationships.
There are many different initiations in relationships. Everything can be great and harmonious in relationships until we discover a bad habit in our partner when the ideal gives way to reality. Why do couples break up? How many times have we heard people say You are not the person I feel in love with? In a relationship you are being challenged to engage in unconditional love. Couples mainly break up through lack of communication, messiness, lack of intimacy etc. The ideal gives way to reality, which can be more self-centred and defensive.
Imago Relationship Therapy can offer the opportunity to regain and maintain your relationship by recapturing that moment of awareness when two people realise the greatest blessing gifted the human spirit: love.
There are many groups and organisations available for couples. Relate, a national federated charity with over 70 years experience of supporting the nation’s relationships, offers advice, relationship counselling, sex therapy, workshops, mediation, consultations and support face-to-face, by phone and through this website. Professor Tanya Byron is an academic and practitioner who has worked extensively in the NHS around issues of drug dependency, HIV/AIDS and sexual health, adult mental health and eating disorders services.
The Tavistock Centre is a well renowned couple relationships service. The centre and its services are recognised in its sector as a place of advanced practice and study.
See also
Counselling in South West London
Counselling in North London
Counselling in Mayfair
Counselling in Chelsea
Counselling in Wandsworth
Counselling in Notting Hill
Counselling Paddington
Low cost counselling in London
Useful resources
40over40
BBC Health
British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy
Brook Advisory Centres
Love Life Matters
Sexual Advice Association
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
Family Doctor books
Hoffman Institute
Mind
Money Advice Service
National Autistic Society
One Plus One
Relationships Scotland
Samaritans
EMDR Training
Thananotherapy
Women’s Aid