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How Marriage Counselling Kent Can Help After an Affair

Any form of cheating can be devastating and many couples struggle to see how they can overcome it. However, if they both want to and are prepared to work through it, their relationship can be a lot stronger for it. If you want to give your relationship another chance then it’s a good idea to seek the help of a relationship expert. Here’s how marriage counselling Kent can help you. A non-judgmental environment. Judging, blaming and criticising each other, although perhaps understandable after the discovery of an affair, are unhelpful behaviours and can make matters worse. Therefore, being in the safe, non-judgmental environment at Marriage counselling Kent will remove some of the emotion out of conversation and help you both talk about the problems and feelings from both sides more effectively. Our marriage counsellors will help you understand what was going on it the relationship before the affair began, from both perspectives. They will also listen to why the infidelit...

Common Problems within a Marriage

There can be a vast number of issues that crop up within a marriage. However, here are some of the more common problems our relationship counsellors deal with at Marriage Counselling Canterbury. No marriage is perfect. If a couple claims that theirs is, then it’s more than likely that one or both are not being honest with themselves or their partner. This can seriously damage a relationship, in both the short and long term. Part of being human is that we experience emotions and we experience problems if our needs are not being met. How you handle these problems in a relationship is crucial as to whether or not you’ll have a healthy marriage. Lack of communication. Poor or little communication is the most common problem we see at Marriage counselling Canterbury and is at the root of 99% of relationship issues. Perhaps you feel your partner is not interested in your or you have nothing in common anymore, so you don’t bother discussing what’s going on in your life right any...

Why Effective Communication Makes For a Happier Relationships

The most common problem couples face is simply down to a lack of communication along with an avoidance of being honest. Our clients at Couples Counselling Ashford often report that they choose not to say what is bothering them within their relationship, either through a fear of conflict or a concern about upsetting the other person. However, hiding your feelings doesn’t make them go away, they just get pushed under the carpet and begin to fester. Resentment then starts to build, resulting in the problems becoming much worse in the long run. When you take responsibility for how you express your feelings, rather than attributing blame, you pave the way for effective communication and happier relationships. Couples Counselling Ashford can help you with that. Take it in turns to listen Half a conversation is listening…and that means really listening rather than just waiting for your turn to talk again! Let your partner speak and take on board what they say. This will encourag...