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I am a BACP registered counsellor offering counselling for couples in Eastbourne and surrounding areas.

Counselling for couples

Counselling for couples in Eastbourne

Relationships require work, and my own relationships have proven to be some of the biggest challenges in my life. I've worked through some very big challenges, and this itself makes me passionate about supporting other couples who are finding the road to be bumpy.

As a man, I may be able to offer more security to other men, who often feel marginalised in couples counselling - which they are often more reticent to enter into in the first place. But my approach is entirely neutral and open minded. I'm not here to take sides, but to try and find how both sides can be happier in a solid, secure and functional relationship.

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Couple counselling in Eastbourne

Is couple counselling for you?

Couples face a lot of challenges. Lives can be stressful, and inevitably arguments do happen. Routines become dull and we take each for granted. People change and situations change. Children make life even more challenging - lack of time, lack of energy - all of these things can lead to conflict, and blame is easily thrown around.

When we love someone, we open ourselves to being hurt by them as well. We put trust in them, and we build up expectations around them. When trust is broken or expectations are not met, we feel betrayed, abandoned and trust is eroded. Couple counselling serves to restore that trust, to bring the expectations into scrutiny, and to enable more empathic communication, so the couple can build a stronger more fulfilling relationship together

Attachment theory in adults
The approach I use in couple counselling is based on adult attachment theory, which, in simple terms, states that for a couple to be successful, there needs to be a strong underlying sense of security in the relationship. We need to know that our partner has "got our back", and is there for us. Commitment, communication and trust are key to a secure relationship, and together we can work to achieve these
Thriving as a couple - living life to the fullest
Removing our blocks to happiness in ourselves and our relationships is one step on the road to fully thriving as a couple. With the secure attachment in place, we are then free to explore - where do we want to take our relationship to now? How would we love for that to look? How can we get more from our love? From our sexual connection? From life?
All couples (and throuples!) are welcome!
I am delighted to work with any shape or flavour of coupleness. For me the basic concepts of attachment theory apply equally to a gay relationship or a non-monogamous relationship, a close friendship or a siblings relationship. My mind is open and I am delighted to work with couples of any colour, flavour, shape or makeup.

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Counselling for couples in Eastbourne

Is couple counselling for you?

Attachment theory in adults

Thriving as a couple - living life to the fullest

All couples (and throuples!) are welcome!

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