Marriage guidance in North Dorset

Once termed Marriage Guidance, relationship counselling can help improve the way you relate to other people, including your husband, wife or life partner.

Relationship Counselling is better defined as the interaction between two people: whether it be social, romantic or family based. When a relationship 'goes wrong' it can impact on so many areas of ones life.

Counselling can help improve the way you relate to other people. It enables better communication and understanding of habits that may have been inherited from a family environment. Breaking destructive habits and seeing the positive in people can all help to to realise your potential.

Types of relationship issues

• Couples Counselling
• Dealing with affairs
• Help overcoming separation and divorce
• Abuse - physical, mental and emotional

Self Identity issues in relationships

The sense of a persons identity rests on the strength of the relationships with other people and often one can despair when this fails. The ways that humans relate to others are learned at a young age within the family environment whilst growing up. Sometimes a person can become stuck in unhealthy and unhelpful habits that restrict a positive life.

There is an old saying 'Others dont love you until you learn to love yourself '. Having self-respect and liking oneself are the most important ingredients for any good relationship; and counselling can help revitalise these emotions on a positive level.

Symptoms of relationship difficulties

• 'Here we go again' feelings
• Destructive emotional patterns at work or home
• Feeling bullied or pressurised
• Restricting a social life because of possible consequences

You can improve relationships with work colleagues, friends or an intimate partner by learning new skills that help you understand what you feel and how to deal with it.

Relationship counselling can help

• Destructive patterns of relating can be recognised and addressed
• Conflict and communication can be improved
• New relationship skills can be learned
• The effect of change can be examined
• Relationships can be more successful
• Abusive relationships and domestic violence can be acknowledged and safely dealt with

Counselling for couples in Shaftesbury

To address problems in your intimate relationship it may be appropriate to consider Couple Counselling. It is aimed at how two people interact. Looking at what each person expects from the other and what they can deliver. Improved understanding will result in improved communication which results in an improvement in a relationship between two people.

Any relationship that diminishes a person's self-esteem should be examined closely.

Coping with relationship problems

To make a start, just here to email us, or telephone the number at the top of the screen. Appointments can be made for one or two partners where you can discuss your issues at our therapy rooms in shaftesbury.