Couples & Relationship Counselling in Sittingbourne - Newington, Kent

Relationships can easily become caught in repeated arguments, defensiveness, emotional distance or the frustration of feeling unheard. Counselling offers a dedicated space to slow down, understand what is happening between you and begin different conversations.

Communication & Conflict

Distance & Lost Trust

Pressure & Uncertainty

Cycles of repeated arguments, feeling unheard, defensiveness, or pulling away when trying to discuss difficult topics.

Growing emotional distance, feeling like room-mates, or rebuilding security after a breakdown of trust or infidelity.

Navigating parenting, work stress, or family pressure, as well as uncertainty about whether to stay together or separate.

Focusing on the relationship, not taking sides

I do not decide who is right, assign blame or take sides. Both partners have equal space to be heard, while the relationship itself remains the primary focus. Together, we explore recurring cycles, underlying feelings and unmet needs, looking at how earlier life experiences shape closeness and conflict.

My work is integrative, attachment-aware and trauma-informed, thoughtfully adapted to each couple. We work gently with communication habits, emotional safety, withdrawal, defensiveness and reassurance-seeking so both partners feel supported.

How we work together

1. Initial joint session

2. One individual session each

3. Ongoing joint sessions

We meet together for an initial session to explore your relationship background, main difficulties and hopes for counselling. - Joint Sessions are £75 for 1 hour

A dedicated individual session for each partner to understand your personal history and perspective. These form part of the couples work, with privacy and secret-free boundaries agreed in advance. Individual sessions are £60 for 50 mins

We return to joint work, agreeing clear focuses and reviewing progress regularly as you work towards understanding and lasting change. Ongoing Joint work £75 Weekly or fortnightly

As a qualified, accredited counsellor offering therapy in Newington, Kent,

I bring both specialist training and a down-to-earth approach to couples counselling. I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a Level 5 Diploma in Couples & Relationship Therapy and a Level 6 qualification in Clinical Supervision. I qualified as a counsellor in 2012 and have continued learning and developing my practice ever since.

Although my work is grounded in training and experience, the way I work is human to human. You won’t be analysed or expected to fit a textbook description of a relationship. We’ll notice what happens between you together, make sense of it in everyday language and use examples or metaphors to help you see familiar patterns in a new way.

My passion for this work comes from years of sitting with people through the complicated parts of life, as well as my own lived experience of relationships, change and loss. I bring professional knowledge, warmth and honesty into the room, while making space for both of you to be yourselves.

A private garden room setting

Face-to-face couples sessions take place in my dedicated private garden therapy room in Newington, easily accessible from Sittingbourne, Rainham, Chatham and the wider Medway area. The setting features a separate private entrance, peaceful garden views, easy parking and is just a 3 to 5-minute walk from Newington railway station.

Taking the next step together

You do not need to agree about the exact problem or know what to say before attending. Sometimes change begins when both people feel safe enough to understand the pattern, rather than continuing to fight within it.