Relationships are at the heart of our lives — with partners, family, friends, and colleagues. When those connections feel strained or confusing, it can leave us feeling lonely, misunderstood, or unsure how to express what we really need.
You may find yourself avoiding conflict, people-pleasing, or becoming easily hurt or defensive. Or perhaps you struggle to set boundaries, feel unheard, or repeat the same painful patterns without knowing why.
As an integrative counsellor, I draw on different therapeutic approaches to help you understand your relationship dynamics and communication style. Together, we can explore how past experiences and early attachment patterns may influence how you relate to others today — and how you can begin to change unhelpful patterns with awareness and compassion.
For example, Transactional Analysis (TA) is a powerful and accessible approach to understanding ourselves and how we relate to others. It helps us explore the patterns of communication, behaviour and thinking that we learned early in life — many of which still influence how we feel, act and respond as adults. By becoming more aware of these inner dynamics, you can start to respond to life from a place of self-understanding rather than old emotional scripts.
Counselling can help you:
Through this process, you can learn to connect with others — and yourself — in ways that feel more balanced, fulfilling and true to who you are.
“The key to healthy communication is having a willingness to lay aside our defensive tendencies and accept responsibility for our part of the relationship.” – Dr Asa Don Brown
