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I offer face-to-face couples therapy from consulting rooms in Hove, as well as online sessions for couples across the UK.
If you have any questions about how I work, I would be delighted to hear from you.
Specialist Couples Therapy
Structured, active couples therapy for partners who want to understand each other more deeply and create meaningful, lasting change.
Book an Initial Appointment How I WorkRelationships can become stuck in cycles of conflict, distance or misunderstanding.
You may find yourselves having the same arguments repeatedly, struggling to communicate, or feeling more like housemates than partners. Trust may have been damaged, or one of you may be questioning whether the relationship can continue.
Couples therapy offers an opportunity to slow these patterns down, understand what is happening beneath them and develop healthier ways of relating.
I am a qualified psychotherapist specialising in couples therapy, with practices in Hove and Saffron Walden.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I spent many years working in senior Human Resources, coaching and leadership roles, supporting individuals, teams and organisations through communication challenges, conflict and complex interpersonal situations. Those experiences sparked a lasting interest in how relationships influence our emotional wellbeing and the ways we connect with those closest to us.
This interest led me to retrain as a psychotherapist and to focus my work on helping couples understand the relational patterns that can leave them feeling disconnected, frustrated or hopeless.
I am currently undertaking specialist training in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), developed by Terry Real. This approach combines deep psychological understanding with practical, active interventions that help couples recognise and change the patterns that keep them stuck.
My style is warm, collaborative and direct. I believe therapy should be a place where both partners feel heard and understood, while also being gently challenged to take responsibility for the part they each play in the relationship. My role is not to decide who is right or wrong, but to help you build a relationship that feels more connected, respectful and resilient.
Every relationship develops patterns. Over time these patterns can become so familiar that couples find themselves repeating the same conversations, arguments and disappointments without understanding why.
In our work together we will identify these patterns, explore what lies beneath them and develop practical ways of responding differently.
Sessions are active and engaged. Rather than simply talking about problems, we work together to understand what is happening between you in real time and develop the skills needed to create lasting change outside the therapy room.
My work is informed by Relational Life Therapy (world renowned couples therapist Terry Real) alongside contemporary psychotherapeutic understanding of attachment, communication and emotional regulation.
Couples often come to see me when:
You do not need to be in crisis to benefit from couples therapy. Many couples seek support because they want to strengthen their relationship before difficulties become more entrenched.
My commitment is to the relationship and to helping each partner understand their own experience and how what they are doing is contributing to the problems they’re experiencing. My aim is to create a balanced, thoughtful and constructive therapeutic space. In my experience both partners will have behaviours they’ll need to change but it will also often be the case that one partner has more to change than the other. I won’t shy away from this.
The first session is an opportunity to understand what has brought you to therapy, what you hope will change and how we might work together. We will begin identifying the patterns affecting your relationship and discuss the goals you would like to work towards.
Couples sessions are 60 minutes to allow sufficient time to explore issues without feeling rushed.
Typically we start with 12 sessions but this is flexible and we can discuss in the first session.
per 60-minute session
Please contact me for current availability.
Book an Initial AppointmentChoose a time that works for you both. Payment is taken securely when you book.
I offer face-to-face couples therapy from consulting rooms in Hove, as well as online sessions for couples across the UK.
If you have any questions about how I work, I would be delighted to hear from you.