Author: matejatherapy

About couples therapy

Couples therapy is suitable for people in committed relationships where there is both relationship distress, and depression or anxiety in one or both partners.  It can be helpful for all kinds of committed relationships, including same-sex relationships. 

Couples therapy focuses on the aspects of depression or anxiety that concern others around you and on factors that reduce stress and increase support within the couple. It usually works best when both partners are interested and willing to work on improving their relationship and supporting one another. 

This could include goals such as improving communication, managing feelings, changing behaviour, enhancing problem-solving skills and promoting acceptance within the couple. It is quite an ‘active’ form of therapy, and couples are often asked to do ‘homework’ between sessions. 

I offer couples therapy most commonly for the following issues:

Communication difficulties

Lack of connection/intimacy

Difficulties with problem solving and decision making

Depression affecting either one or both partners

Anxiety affecting either one or both partners

Stress, major life events or changes affecting one or both partners

Self-esteem issues affecting one or both partners

Health issues affecting one or both partners

How does it work?

The first appointment is your initial joint consultation together with your partner. This offers an opportunity for both of you to tell me what has brought you to therapy and what your hopes and expectations are. It is also an opportunity to answer any questions you may have for me and for us to agree whether we wish to continue. If we decide to continue working together, you will be offered a more in depth joint assessment session, which will help us to form a clearer treatment plan. Each partner will also have an opportunity to be seen separately for an individual assessment, with the aim to discuss your individual histories and needs, which can be useful to take into consideration when planning the treatment. The initial consultation lasts for 50 mins and the sessions thereafter for 60 mins.

What do I offer?

I offer sessions via a video call, over the phone or face to face at my therapy practice in South Norwood (SE25). The sessions are normally offered on a weekly basis at an agreed appointment time, which is normally fixed and reserved just for you. The couples therapy can be short term (typically about 12 sessions) or longer term, and this can be decided upon collaboratively. 

The fee for couples therapy sessions is £95.

I offer a reduced fee for initial consultation (first appointment), which is £45 for couples.

About my therapy practice

Anyone can find themselves in a difficult or a crisis situation in the course of their lives, reaching their capacity, not feeling themselves, wondering why they are not coping as well as they used to. Suffering is common human experience and something we all share. I also believe that every person has their inner strengths and abilities to find their best way through life’s many challenges. Life however can throw us challenges that are better navigated through a shared experience in a relationship that is supportive, unbiased, non-judgemental and compassionate. I offer a safe and warm space that will allow you to comfortably share, move forward, grow towards a person you want to be or gain new valuable insights.

We can explore how you have arrived at a point of particular difficulty, what has shaped your experience, how you see yourself, the world and your relationship with others, how have you coped and what strengths have you been drawing from. With this increased awareness, we can then explore what has worked and hasn’t worked for you, what your values are and find ways forward that would aim to not only alleviate suffering but to give you a more fulfilling and enriching life. 

I offer therapy for the following issues:

Depression	Generalised anxiety
Social anxiety	Health anxiety
Panic	Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Self-esteem	Relationship and Intimacy difficulties
Stress	Adjustment difficulties
Health issues	Trauma
Bereavement	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

How does it work?

The first appointment is your initial consultation, which is your opportunity to tell me what has brought you to therapy and what your hopes and expectations are. It is also an opportunity to answer any questions you may have for me and for us to agree whether we wish to continue. All sessions are 50 minutes.

What do I offer?

I offer sessions via a video call, over the phone or face to face at my therapy practice in South Norwood (SE25). The sessions are normally offered on a weekly basis at an agreed appointment time, which is normally fixed and reserved just for you. The therapy can be short term or longer term, and this can be decided upon collaboratively. 

The fee for individual therapy sessions is £75.

I offer a reduced fee for initial consultation (first appointment), which is £45.

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07946160532