SPECIALISING IN COUPLE THERAPY

A relationship often can look calm on the surface, but underneath we can be paddling like mad to stay afloat. Whether old or new, relationships can sometimes be in trouble; you can feel unhappy and unheard.

Make no mistake, being part of a couple can be hard work.
Sometimes we need to get help: an MOT for your relationship.

I will be there for you — by video, on the phone, or face-to-face in my cabin.

Contact me and take that first step.

I have been a relationship counsellor for over 20 years. People come for all kinds of reasons; you don’t have to wait for a crisis.

I will give you the opportunity to talk to me, to each other – a space in which to be heard.

It’s a matter of talking.

  • I am based in Southampton, 5 mins off the M27. You may visit me at home in a private setting, on a Zoom call or by phone.

  • From the Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Board

    1995 - Certificate of Counselling

    2001 - Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling

    2002 - Advanced Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling

    2005 - Graduate Certificate in Couple Counselling, University of East London School of Psychology.

    Relate Counsellor since 2003

  • Our first session together will be to gather some info about you/both, then as an experienced counsellor I will be able to get the ball rolling; we can talk about what has brought you here at this time. In turn, you can ask me questions - it’s important that you feel I am the right therapist for you.

    I am here to be useful to you - not to tell you what to do, or to ‘save you’.

    It’s never a question of taking sides or being judgemental. I firmly believe couple counselling is pretty unique - as are you!

    You may attend alone or as a couple - (and often a bit of both). Occasionally couple therapy is not the right place for you at this time and we can discuss that should it arise.

  • My charges are £45 per session for a couple or individual.

    Session last approx. 50 minutes.

  • I am a qualified member of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.

    I follow their Ethical Framework for Good Practice.

    BACP's Ethical Framework (BACP 2018) requires members to 'keep accurate records that: are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the type of service being provided', and to 'comply with the applicable data protection requirements' (BACP 2018: Good Practice,

FAQs

Get in touch.

“I can help you to interrupt patterns of behaviour, strip them down and reconstruct them into more positive outcomes ‒ which will in turn reinforce your relationship.”

jan@matteroftalking.com