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Hi, I'm Ari, the admin and author behind this blog. As a UK-registered therapist, I specialize in online couples therapy, helping individuals and partners work through their challenges and build stronger relationships. With a focus on empathy and practical strategies, I aim to provide readers with valuable insights and resources for personal and relational growth. When I'm not working with clients or writing, I’m continually learning and exploring new ways to support emotional well-being in the digital age.
Tinnitus and the Anxious Mind: Why the Sound Can Become So Difficult to Ignore
Tinnitus can become more distressing when anxiety, attention and fear begin to reinforce one another. This article explores how the mind responds to persistent sound, why monitoring can intensify distress, and how psychotherapy can help you develop a less fearful, more flexible relationship with what you hear every day.
Revenir à Soi : Cinq Pratiques pour Ancrer l’Esprit dans le Réel
Nous vivons à une époque de distractions chroniques. Il est remarquablement facile pour l’esprit humain de s’éloigner de la texture immédiate de la réalité et de dériver vers ce que l’on pourrait appeler familièrement le « Pays des Chimères » — un espace mental caractérisé par la rumination, […]
The Watertight Marriage: Navigating the Evolution of the Couple’s Vessel.
By Ari Sotiriou UK Accredited Psychotherapist Email: asotiriou@online-therapy-clinic.com Clinic: Online-Therapy-Clinic.com UK Accredited Psychotherapist Photo by Eva Bronzini @ Pexels In the British psychoanalytic tradition, we often view the couple as a “dynamic container.” However, when couples arrive in my consulting room, they frequently describe a feeling of total […]
The BetterHelp Phenomenon: From Digital Gateway to Clinical Depth
By Ari Sotiriou (MA, PGDip) UK Accredited Psychotherapist Photo by Kadir Avsar @Pexels In the history of mental health, few entities have altered the landscape as rapidly as the “Platform Model.” Global giants like BetterHelp and ReGain have achieved what decades of public health campaigns could not: the […]
The Relational Handshake: A Communication Protocol for Individuals and Couples
In the world of Information Technology, a “protocol” is a set of rules that governs how data is exchanged between systems. One of the most fundamental concepts is the handshake: a process where two points acknowledge each other, verify that they are ready to communicate, and confirm that […]
Why Do Some People Feel Stuck While Others Cruise Through Life?
At different moments in life, we all face crossroads. For some, moving forward feels natural and straightforward—they make decisions, adapt to change, and rarely look back. For others, these same moments can feel paralysing, as if an invisible weight is holding them back. They long to move forward […]
Guillaume’s Dilemma: When Intimacy and Desire Can’t Live Together
A closer look at the inner conflict some men experience when love and sexual desire feel incompatible — and how therapy can help.
When Only One Partner Shows Up: Reflections on a Couple’s Therapy with One Participant
A couple’s therapy with only one partner attending still holds the possibility of real change — especially when we move from trying to fix the other to understanding the self.
“I Just Want to Feel Better”: On Changing Feelings, Thoughts, and Behaviour in Therapy
What can we really change in therapy—our feelings, thoughts, or behaviour? A psychotherapist reflects on individual and couples therapy using insights from British Psychoanalytic Theory and CBT.
When Two Become Three: On Parenting, Partnership, and the Psychoanalytic Divide
A thoughtful and sophisticated framework - very containing for clients, especially those struggling with the disorientation that often follows the transition to parenthood or separation.