What can River Fern Counselling help couples with?

· Trouble communicating well.  

· Heated arguments and negative feelings towards each other.  

· Loss of intimacy. 

· Decreased friendship.

· Infidelity. 

· Broken trust. 

· Addiction. 

· Hormonal changes.

· Unresolved old wounds in this relationship. 

· Trauma from past relationships impacting your current relationship. 

· Depression or Anxiety in one or both partners. 

· Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in one or both partners. 

· Neurodivergence.

· Grief.

· Change in life stage.

Couples can expect to learn which patterns and behaviours are destructive to their relationship and replace those behaviours with evidence-based ways that are shown to improve relationship quality, leading to; improved communication; stronger friendship; increased intimacy; resilience in the face of challenges; and ultimately, a happier experience of life.

· Anxiety. 

· Depression.

· Stress & overwhelm. 

· Relationship difficulties (romantic partners, friends, family members and co-workers).

· Negative thoughts and feelings towards self. 

· Negative thoughts and feelings towards others (and the world in general).

· Trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

· Low self-worth, low self-confidence, and imposter syndrome.

· Thoughts or intensions to self-harm and suicide.  

· Sexuality complexities. 

· Gender complexities. 

· Difficulty living with physical pain. 

· Problematic expressions of anger or rage.

· Feeling stuck. 

· Problems communicating with others.

· Difficulty meeting specific goals.

The pace of counselling is entirely up to you and in your control.

Couples:

I use the Gottman Method Couples Therapy with the couples that I see. This highly respected, evidence-based modality is the product of decades of couples research. 

Therapy begins with an assessment phase of; an initial joint session; questionnaires; and individual sessions. This prepare us for deeper couples work. 

Individuals:

· Short-term (4-6 sessions): Sometimes people start counselling with the intent to only commit to 4-6 sessions and sometimes, depending on what issues you would like to discuss or decisions you are facing, that can give you what you need at that time in your life.

· Longer-term (open ended, 6 sessions +): Some people are looking to answer deeper held questions in which a commitment to the therapy process is recommended. Greater depth and understanding of yourself leads to deeper and more permanent changes within you, and a healthier connection to yourself, others and the world.