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08/02/2017
Five Top Tips for a Non Commercial Valentine’s Day
By Bay Whitaker
As Valentine’s Day approaches, we see a proliferation of cards, teddies, heart-shaped boxes and red roses in the shops. While there is nothing wrong...
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08/06/2018
Rebuilding Trust....After the Affair
By Gill Wier
When one partner has been deeply hurt by the other’s actions - through an affair or some other kind of betrayal - it can be hard to see how trust can...
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11/11/2014
Let's Talk about Sex
By Bay Whitaker
Research shows that couples who rate themselves as having a good sex life also tend to talk about sex. But for many of us conversations about sex wi...
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22/09/2014
Drifted Apart? Four aspects of closeness in couple relationships
By Gill Wier
Couples who come for counselling often say they have lost a previous sense of closeness and have “drifted apart”. At different stages of life each pa...
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02/02/2018
Introducing…Relationship Foundations
By Gill Wier
Are you preparing for marriage, planning to move in with your partner or about to start a family together? Our new Relationship Foundations course sup...
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16/11/2016
Just Ask: A 6-Step Method from Anger to Change
By Bay Whitaker
When in conflict with my loved ones, the things that often rile me the most are the behaviours that happen over and over again. And like so many peop...
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22/04/2016
How to make couples counselling work for you
By Gill Wier
It takes courage to come and talk to a counsellor about problems in your relationship. Most couples come for counselling because their relationship i...
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18/01/2016
Turning Conflict into Communication
By Sarah Saatzer
There are many things we are not taught at school or by our parents or the people around us. The trouble is that this can give us an unconscious or co...
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14/05/2013
Are you speaking your partner’s Love Language?
By Gill Wier
Have you ever had the experience of doing something really special for your partner then being disappointed that their reaction was not as positive an...
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30/09/2021
Supporting couples as we emerge from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Gill Wier
Have you noticed a change in your relationship since the start of the pandemic? With long periods of time spent within each other’s company alone, wor...
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10/03/2022
Finding safety again in relationships
By Laurence Keith
Some people get mixed up between threat and soothing in relationships and are then unable to access the calm, safe spaces they need to heal. How can w...
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16/09/2020
To The Rescue
By Bay Whitaker
Are you someone who finds it difficult to see a colleague struggle with a task? Do you often find yourself with a list of little extra jobs you’ve un...
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01/02/2022
Watching Couples Therapy
By Bay Whitaker
Watching “Couples Therapy” My family have recently been glued to a show on BBC i-player called “Couples Therapy”. It’s a fly on the wall documenta...
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24/01/2020
Three Tips to help break your social media addiction
By Bay Whitaker
It was announced this month that the Royal College of Psychiatrists is calling for research into the effects of social media on mental health of young...
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13/05/2022
Why Don't You - Yes But
By Bay Whitaker
One of my favourite books is called “Games People Play” by Eric Berne. Published in the mid-60s it was a pop psychology best seller, looking at diffe...