When you're trying, but nothing seems to change.

Relationships can feel incredibly beautiful, and incredibly painful.

Sometimes the distance grows quietly.
Sometimes conflict becomes the only way you know how to reach each other.
Sometimes things look “fine” on the outside, but inside you feel lonely, misunderstood, or stuck in the same cycle again and again.

Couples therapy is a place to slow down enough to notice what’s really happening between you. Beneath the surface, beyond the arguments, underneath the silence.

You don’t have to have the right words for it.
You just need somewhere to begin.

  • People often reach out when they notice:

    • the same argument happening on repeat

    • tension, distance, or growing silence

    • feeling unseen, unheard, or misunderstood

    • communication that never quite lands

    • resentment or hurt that hasn’t healed

    • emotional or physical disconnection

    • a sense of “something is off” even if you can’t name it

    • rebuilding after a rupture, betrayal, or major change

    • wanting to prevent patterns from getting worse

    • one person shutting down, the other reaching out harder

    It doesn’t matter if things are raw, chaotic, confusing, or quiet.

    We work with whatever’s here.

  • My approach is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), a warm, evidence-based way of understanding relationships through the lens of attachment, emotion, and the patterns you fall into when you’re hurting.

    In real terms, that means:

    • we slow the cycle down, so you can actually hear each other

    • we explore what’s underneath your reactions, not just the reactions themselves

    • we look at the emotions and needs that get missed, masked, or misread

    • no one is blamed: the pattern is the problem, not either of you

    • you both get space to be heard, understood, and responded to

    • we work toward safety, connection, and honesty; not perfection

    This work is gentle, clear, and deeply human.

    It’s not about deciding who’s “right” or “wrong.”

    It’s about understanding why things feel the way they do, and how to reach for each other differently.

  • Couples therapy can support you to:

    • communicate in a way that actually lands

    • understand your cycle instead of getting lost in it

    • repair wounds and rebuild trust

    • explore painful topics without shutting down or escalating

    • reconnect emotionally and physically

    • understand what each of you truly needs

    • make decisions about your future with clarity rather than fear

    • feel like a team again, or for the first time

    Whether you're rebuilding, reconnecting, or trying to find a way to move forward, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

  • I hold the space with warmth, honesty, and calm structure.
    You’ll both get time, presence, and understanding.

    A session might include:

    • gently unpacking an argument or a moment that felt painful

    • identifying the pattern you fall into as a couple

    • helping each person share what’s underneath their reactions

    • slowing down so you can actually hear, and be heard

    • trying out new ways of reaching for each other

    We stay with what’s real, not what you “should” feel or say.
    There’s no pressure to perform, no winning or losing, no sides.

    We figure it out together.

  • Yes, couples sessions work best when you attend together.

    If one of you is unsure, that’s completely normal.
    We can explore that gently in an introductory call, and you’re welcome to join separately for the first few minutes if that feels safer.

FAQ’s

  • It’s okay. We slow things down and make sense of what’s happening underneath the conflict. No one is judged for reacting from a place of pain.

  • That’s extremely common. You can still reach out, we can explore what feels difficult about starting and what each of you might need to feel safe enough to try.

  • Not at all. Many people come to strengthen communication, prevent patterns from worsening, or reconnect before things escalate.

  • Yes. I work with all relationship structures with the same warmth, respect, and openness.

Sessions & Fees

Most people come weekly or fortnightly, we’ll decide together what feels right.

Sessions are available online or in-person from my practice in Ancoats, Manchester.

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Introductory Call

Free (20 minutes)
A chance to see if this feels supportive for both of you.

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Couples Therapy

£140 (60 mins)
A calm, contained space to help you reconnect, shift patterns, and move toward something safer and more open.

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Ready to begin?

You’re welcome to book a free introductory call.
No pressure, just space to see whether this feels like the right support for both of you.