Why have relationship counselling or psychosexual therapy?
The reasons are as numerous and diverse as the people who seek help and may include:
Being unable to talk about issues at home or to resolve things between you because it always ends in an argument, or it doesn’t seem to make a difference.
Not knowing how or where to start talking about it.
You, or your partner, had an affair or have feelings for someone else.
Feeling taken for granted and unappreciated.
Sex and intimacy are, or have become, a problem.
Undergoing a major life change such as having a baby or there may be issues about fertility/IVF.
Other life events which are putting pressure on the relationship such as unemployment, children leaving home, retirement, or bereavement.
You or your partner are suffering from an acute or chronic illness or disability.
Unresolved issues from the past such as childhood sexual abuse or trauma.
Pornography has become an issue for you or your partner.
Your relationship has broken down and you want to make sense of what happened and to move forward.
If you are an individual who is considering relationship counselling or psychosexual therapy, the following may also apply:
Your partner might be refusing to come with you, or you may want to discuss something that’s bothering you without your partner being present.
Your relationship has ended and you are struggling with feelings of loss.
You find it difficult to form relationships or the prospect of having a relationship is frightening.
You fear that you do not ‘choose’ your partners well: your relationships are unhealthy or do not seem to work out.
You have issues about sex of a physical, emotional, or cultural nature which inhibit you from forming intimate relationships.
You may be struggling with your sexual orientation or gender identity.