Rachael Kane

RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING

Relationship counselling can provide an environment where honest communication is facilitated to help couples express their needs and to learn the skills required to resolve their conflict.

RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUST

Relationships require that we take a risk and trust the other per son in order to receive a level of trust back and start the process of relating to each other. Trust is not an easy thing to just automatically offer to another person. Many of us learn that trusting others can be emotionally dangerous and is to be avoided.

Common problem areas that bring people to marriage or relationship counselling include:

• Frequent arguments or a repeated argument about the same issue(s).
• Differences in sexual needs, lack of sexual connection or other difficulties with sexual intimacy.
• Affairs/sexual infidelity.
• A lack of trust or jealousy.
• Conflicts about children or family members.
• A feeling of disconnectedness from ones partner
• Unfulfilled emotional needs, feeling hurt, angry, neglected or disrespected.
• Conflicts about children or family members.
• Conflicts about financial or career matters.
• Conflicts about gambling, addictions or other behaviours.