Couples therapy offers a confidential space to explore the patterns, difficulties and resources within your relationship. Whether you are facing a specific challenge or have gradually found yourselves feeling more distant, therapy provides an opportunity to slow down, understand what is happening between you, and begin making sense of it together.
Together, we can begin to understand the patterns that may be contributing to the difficulties in your relationship, creating greater awareness of one another, new ways of relating, and the possibility of moving forward with greater clarity and understanding.
Couples Therapy
A space to better understand one another...
What Brings People To Therapy?
Relationships are shaped by the experiences, histories and patterns that each person brings into them. These are some of the reasons couples commonly seek therapy.
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Anxiety & Overwhelm
Feeling anxious, on edge or emotionally exhausted
Identity & Meaning
Questions about who you are and where you are going
Repeating Patterns
Feeling stuck in unhelpful cycles that keep repeating
Trauma
When traumatic experience still affects life today
Affection & intimacy
Holding back when action feels uncomfortable
Relationships
Difficulties in relationships -
current or historical
Neurodiversity
Difficulties linked with ADHD, autism and neurodiversity
Money & Finances
Feeling flat and disconnected
Identity & Meaning
Questions about who you are and where you are going
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Trauma
When traumatic experience still affects life today
Neurodiversity
Difficulties linked with ADHD, autism and neurodiversity
Extended Family & Boundaries
Feeling flat and disconnected
Starting Couples Therapy
Beginning therapy can feel like a significant step. The information below explains what you can expect from the process, from arranging your consultation through to deciding whether ongoing individual therapy feels right for you.
1. Arranging Your Consultation Session
To arrange a consultation, simply get in touch by email or by using the contact form below. It is helpful to include the dates you are hoping to attend, together with your availability on those days. A selection of suitable appointment times will then be offered for you to consider. Once a suitable time has been agreed, your consultation will be provisionally reserved while the remaining booking arrangements are completed.
2. Your Consultation Session
The consultation provides an opportunity to explore the difficulties that have brought you to therapy, gain an understanding of what you hope to achieve, and consider whether ongoing individual therapy feels like the right next step for you. There is no expectation or obligation to continue beyond the consultation, and you are welcome to take time afterwards to decide whether you would like to proceed.
3. Beginning Therapy
If you decide to continue after your consultation, a regular appointment time will be agreed and your therapeutic work will begin. Therapy is usually offered on a weekly or fortnightly basis at the outset, helping to establish momentum, develop the therapeutic relationship and support meaningful progress.
4. What to Expect From Ongoing Therapy
Meaningful and lasting change usually develops over time.
Ongoing therapy provides the opportunity to explore your difficulties in greater depth, develop a deeper understanding of yourself, and work towards the changes you hope to achieve.
Before deciding to begin therapy, it can therefore be helpful to consider whether you are able to make therapy a realistic and sustainable part of your life. Giving some thought to the personal and practical commitment involved beforehand often helps people engage more fully with the process.
Introductory Telephone Call (Optional)
An introductory call can be booked if you feel it would be helpful before arranging a consultation.
This provides an opportunity to hear my voice, ask any questions, and get a sense of whether working together feels like the right fit.
It is entirely optional, so you are welcome to arrange a consultation without one.
Get in touch...
If you would like to find out more about Transactional Analysis or IFS therapy, or to arrange a session, you are welcome to get in touch.
I am happy to answer any questions you may have and discuss whether this way of working feels like a good fit for you.
Email : sjstherapy@icloud.com
Session Availability, Location & Fees
Session Availability
Monday 4-10pm
Tuesday 8am-10pm
Wednesday 8am-10pm
Thursday (remote only) 8am-3pm
Sunday 8am-3pm
Sessions times are subject to any existing bookings.
Location
In-person sessions take place at my practice located on Ellison Place in the city centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Remote session are conduction on the Zoom platform where I will work with you from my practice therapy room or my home office.
Session Fees
Individual Therapy Sessions: £70 per session.
Couples Therapy Sessions: £85 per session.
> The fee for any individual sessions as part of couples therapy is set at the couples therapy fee.