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.

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.

A thoughtful and sophisticated framework - very containing for clients, especially those struggling with the disorientation that often follows the transition to parenthood or separation.

What the first session reveals about the couple’s dynamic—and why seeing both partners together really matters.

“Flatmate Syndrome” describes the emotional and physical disconnection that can occur in relationships when partners start living more like housemates than lovers. This blog explores the phenomenon through a psychoanalytic lens, using object relations theory and Winnicott’s concept of the “good enough mother” to uncover deeper dynamics. Emotional withdrawal, fading intimacy, and parallel lives often...

Understanding the Madonna–Whore Complex in Relationships: Why Emotional Closeness Can Block Sexual Desire and How Therapy Helps Rebuild Intimacy and Self-Worth.