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Based in Holmfirth, I offer Couple Counselling and Relationship Counselling for individuals, couples and families.

I am a Relate trained Counsellor and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I offer a safe and confidential space to discuss and work through some of the relationship difficulties that we all might experience from time to time.

With couples, these difficulties can include rebuilding trust in a relationship, perhaps after an affair or other significant event. Or we might explore why we might feel 'less-connected' to someone we are close to and work to restore and improve that 'connection'.

Alternatively, we may be unsure about the future of the relationship and want some time & space to explore how we feel, in an environment that feels safe and accepting of what we need to say.

Often, working on how we communicate and what we want to communicate, can make a big difference to a couple, or family relationship.

Sometimes life events - like bereavement, or illness can have a profound impact on our relationships with those we are close to, as well as on us as individuals.

I can work with you to explore these, and other relationship difficulties and help you find a way forward.

Family relationships can also be very complex and just not work in the way we would like.

I can work with you, and members of your family if you wish, to find a way forward.

At the beginning of the first session I explain how confidentiality works within my practice & how I address GDPR. 

I also ask folk to complete a contacts form because if we have any subsequent sessions it's useful for me to be able to contact you to  confirm session dates and times.

After this, I normally ask each person to say a little bit more about what has brought them to the session, and what they would like to get from the counselling - some people are very specific, others are not so sure & I'm very accepting of this.

By the end of the session, we will have a plan around what you would like to happen next; maybe that's continuing with sessions, or taking some time to think through, once you've left the session, whether you feel counselling is right for you at this point in time.

If, for any reason, you feel that I might not be the right counsellor to work with you , I'll be very understanding of that and I'm happy to suggest a colleague you could contact to see if they are a better fit with you.