Relationships are social connections between two or more individuals, and can take many forms, including romantic partnerships, friendships, family relationships, and professional relationships. Psychotherapy is an effective way of helping individuals improve their relationships with others by understanding communication and patterns of behaviour.

Relationships can be enriching and also complex and challenging, and can involve conflicts, misunderstandings, and difficulties in communication. Relationships can also be impacted by external factors such as past experiences and change in external circumstances. I have worked with many clients who have struggled with relationship issues, whether it is difficulties with romantic partners, family members, friends or other significant figures.

Another important aspect of attending to relationships in psychotherapy is that it helps you to develop boundaries and assertiveness skills, which is important for understanding co-dependency issues and why you react to other people in certain ways – you can learn how set personal boundaries and communicate assertively in order to manage resentments and improve relationships.

Psychotherapy is fundamentally a relational approach which supports your learning about issues relating to trust, intimacy, and attachment with the aim to broaden your repertoire of relating, responding and forming healthy relationships.