As a ‘Relate Certified Counsellor’ Mark can help you with:
Continue dating in a long term relationship A long term relationship should be about two people coming together and forming a partnership of increasing closeness and intimacy over the years. At the start getting to know each other is hopefully a fun and exciting experience, and comes about through spending as much time together as […]
Understanding our Love Language At first this might sound strange but one of the reasons our relationship can break down is because our partner doesn’t actually know how or what makes us feel loved, and likewise, we don’t fully understand what makes them feel loved. Although we may or may not have thought about it […]
Resolving Conflict in healthy ways No matter how hard we try or how good our relationship is, conflict is unavoidable and something which every couple will experience. It is unrealistic to think that we can prevent it, but understanding some of the causes will hopefully enable us to reduce both the severity and the […]
Dealing with Affairs Dealing with an affair is always a painful process. The ‘injured’ party naturally wants to know why the ‘guilty’ party did what they did. They often have a pressing need to know all the details, have their many questions answered, and perhaps a desire to apportion blame. Whilst this is an understandable […]
Building Greater Intimacy Within a relationship the intimacy will vary from couple to couple and be dependent on many different factors. There are no right or wrong levels of intimacy within a relationship, but it is important that we are able to meet our partner’s needs for affection, encouragement and love appropriately. Our experiences growing […]
Domestic Abuse Without wishing to avoid this difficult subject, because of the complexity and sensitivity of Domestic Abuse, its causes and effects will not be explored or discussed here as it may prohibit those affected by it, from seeking the help that they need, but please get in contact if this is an issue which […]
Communicating more honestly When a long term relationship begins to experience problems, one of the first causes to be identified is communication, or the lack of it, to be more precise. So where perhaps, did it all go wrong? Hopefully a relationship will start with both of us making every effort to spend as much […]
Relationship Breakdown Looking back, many people experience deep regret following the end of their relationship and wish that they had done something more to prevent it. A new relationship may have been in the offing at the time and the excitement and opportunity it offered seen as the more attractive option to end their unhappiness […]