Couples Therapy & Relationship Counselling

Sometimes it is difficult to escape old patterns and live relationships in a way that fulfills us. Sometimes relationships simply need a little more attention than we are able to give them in everyday life.

That’s when a little support can make things a lot easier.

I support people in shaping their relationship(s). Relationships can be: queer or hetero couple relationships, close friendships, poly relationship networks, business partners, co-parents of any number and all other forms of connection in which at least two people have an interest in living together in a way that is relevant to them.

Zwei Menschen berühren sich mit der Stirn.
Drei Personen stehen nebeneinander und halten sich in den Armen
Bildausschnitt, zwei Menschen berühren sich, auf einem Bett sitzend

What are you looking for?

Goals of couples therapy or relationship counselling might be:

  • finding solutions to recurring or acute conflicts
  • learn to communicate with each other in a way that supports and strengthens the relationship
  • work through a challenging experience together
  • create satisfying and pleasurable sexuality
  • finding ways to be closer and learning to set respectful boundaries
  • managing changes or separations

Sometimes the core of counselling also consists of finding a way to agree on the actual common goal…

I would particularly like to encourage persons who live in non-normative relationships to seek support. Sometimes we lack good role models or inspiration for orientation. Or we need a little more space to reflect on our own experiences and our interactions, as well as for good communication with everyone involved.

Drei Paar Schuhe stehen im Kreis.
Eine Hand an einer verregneten Fensterscheibe
Fünf verschiedene Hände liegen in einer Reihe auf einem Tisch

Moving approaches

I also like to use body-oriented methods in couples counselling and relationship support because I am convinced that talking can be a good start, but does not solve everything. This is why my counselling includes

  • dance therapy and expressive arts therapy (details above), because it helps to sense and express feelings
  • systemic therapy, because it helps to decipher the dynamics of the relationship and find starting points for change
  • empathetic communication (also known as non-violent communication according to M. Rosenberg), because it helps to recognise needs, value them and communicate them
  • couple dance (if it suits you), because it teaches us so much about our roles in the relationship
  • Contact Improvisation, because it helps us to find mindful contact and remain flexible; and because, in addition to couples, it also recognises trios, quartets, solos, …
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Characteristics of relationships in therapy

When people meet closely, they come together with their own stories. They bring with them all their strengths and areas of growth, all their shadows and bright sides. Couples counseling is less about processing the stories of individual people and more about shedding light on the dynamics of togetherness. The focus is on how to find a way of working together that is good for everyone involved.

Sometimes it is also necessary to decide exactly what should belong in the shared space and what one person wants to take responsibility for themselves.

Your partner(s) do(es)n’t want to come along?

That happens… If you still want support for your relationship(s), you can also come alone for the time being. Every system changes when one person starts to move.

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