Couples Counselling
Finding your way back to each other
Every relationship goes through difficult periods. Couples counselling offers you and your partner a calm, neutral, and confidential space to be heard, to understand one another differently, and to find a way forward, together or apart.
What It Involves
A space held for both of you
Couples counselling is not about deciding who is right or wrong. It is about creating a space where both of you can be heard, and where understanding can begin to replace conflict.
All relationships are complex, and all relationships face challenges. Sometimes those challenges grow beyond what we can navigate on our own, and asking for help, from someone outside the relationship, is one of the most constructive things a couple can do.
I hold a Master's degree in Relationship Counselling and have extensive experience working with couples at Relate and beyond. I bring specialist depth to this work, alongside warmth, genuine empathy, and a deep respect for the courage it takes to come to counselling as a couple.
Both voices matter equally
I hold the space impartially, neither of you is my client more than the other. Both perspectives are valid and both will be heard.
Completely confidential
What is shared in the room stays in the room — for both of you. Confidentiality applies to the relationship as a whole.
No fixed outcome
The goal of couples counselling is not always to stay together. It is to help you both move forward with clarity, dignity, and understanding.
Specialist expertise
With a Master's in Relationship Counselling and Relate experience, I bring specialist depth to every couples session.
"It can be difficult to admit that there are issues in a relationship — but asking for help can lead to real change and a stronger, more honest connection."
— Karen Swarbrick
Why Couples Come to Counselling
You do not need to be in crisis to come
There is no minimum level of difficulty required to seek couples counselling. Some couples come in the midst of significant pain; others come because they sense something drifting and want to address it before it grows. Both are entirely valid, and both are welcome.
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Communication Breakdown
When conversations become arguments, or silence replaces connection, counselling can help you understand why, and find new ways to speak and listen to each other.
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Infidelity & Trust Issues
Whether you are working through the aftermath of infidelity or a gradual erosion of trust, counselling offers a structured and compassionate space to decide what comes next.
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Intimacy & Connection
When emotional or physical intimacy has faded, it can leave both partners feeling lonely and disconnected. Counselling helps couples explore and rebuild closeness at every level.
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Feeling "Stuck"
Some couples know something is wrong but cannot name it. Counselling can help you identify the patterns and cycles keeping you stuck, and open up new possibilities.
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Life Transitions & Conflict
Major life changes, parenthood, bereavement, illness, redundancy, place enormous strain on relationships. Counselling supports couples through these transitions together.
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Strengthening a Good Relationship
Not all couples who come to counselling are in crisis. Some come to deepen understanding, improve communication, and build an even stronger foundation together.
Issues I Can Help With
Common concerns, and some less commonly named ones
Couples come to counselling carrying many different concerns. Below are some of the most common, but this is far from an exhaustive list. If you are wondering whether your situation is something I can help with, please do get in touch.
Conflict & Communication
Recurring arguments, conversations that escalate quickly, or a complete shutdown of communication, counselling helps you understand the patterns behind the conflict and find new ways to reach each other.
Infidelity & Rebuilding Trust
The discovery of infidelity can be devastating. Counselling offers a structured space to process what has happened, for both partners, and to decide, honestly and without pressure, what you want to do next.
Emotional & Physical Intimacy
Intimacy in a relationship can ebb and flow, but when the distance feels too great, counselling can help couples explore what has changed and what each partner needs to feel close again.
Separation & Divorce Support
Not every couple who comes to counselling stays together, and that is okay. I can support couples who have chosen to separate, helping them to do so with as much care, clarity, and dignity as possible.
What to Expect
My commitment to both of you, every session
Couples counselling with me is built on three principles, safety, impartiality, and genuine care for the relationship as a whole, whatever its future looks like.
A genuinely neutral space
I do not take sides. My role is to ensure both of you feel equally heard, equally respected, and equally safe, in every session, without exception.
Understanding the whole picture
I take time to understand the full context of your relationship, its history, its patterns, and the individual experiences each of you brings, before drawing any conclusions.
Progress at your pace
There is no fixed timeline and no pressure to reach a particular outcome. Wherever this process leads, you remain in control of it, both of you, together.
Cost
Clear, transparent pricing
Couples sessions are 60 minutes in length, slightly longer than individual sessions to allow both partners enough time and space within each appointment.
Sessions are available during the day and in the evening, in person at my location in the Scunthorpe area or online, whichever works best for both of you.
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60-minute sessions for both partners
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Day and evening availability
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In person (Scunthorpe area, DN17 / DN16 / DN15)
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Online via video or telephone
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Weekly or fortnightly, agreed between us
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Payment details confirmed at booking
Couples Counselling
£70
per 60-minute session
Joint sessions with Karen
A calm, confidential, and impartial space for both of you — in person or online, at a time that works for you both.
60 minutes per session
Both partners included
In person or online
MSc Relationship Counselling
NCPS registered & fully confidential
Cancellation Policy
Please give as much notice as possible if you need to cancel or rearrange. Full details of the cancellation policy will be shared when we begin working together.