How Annoying is Your Partner?

Relationship Problems – How Annoying is Your Partner?   There is lots of advice available about what to look for in a life partner – honesty, shared values, chemistry, consideration and so on. However, we don’t often think too much about the negative traits we are willing to accept and accommodate in a long-term relationship....

Emotional Unavailability

Emotionally Unavailability Do you often alone even when you are with your partner? Perhaps you frequently feel frustrated hurt or angry because they get defensive or dismissive you when you are trying to express your feelings? Maybe you feel like you are unable to develop a real emotional intimacy with them? Or you feel they...

Why Online Couples Counselling Works

Why Online Couples Counselling Works   Online couples counselling may sound like a misnomer. After all, isn’t counselling supposed to be face-to-face, with the counsellor sitting a couple of feet away? That’s the image that’s ingrained in us thanks to movies and the media. But online couples counselling works and it is becoming increasingly popular....

Are You Tired of Being Phubbed?

Phubbing in Relationships Relationships are often difficult enough but now there is a new obstacle getting in the way – known as “phubbing” – which is a merging of the words “phone” and “snubbing” ref; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phubbing The definition of phubbing is ‘snubbing someone in favour of a mobile phone’ Phubbing causes problems in romantic relationships...

Emotional Neglect in Adult Romantic Relationships

Emotional neglect can have a powerful detrimental effect on the quality and longevity of adult romantic relationships. Unfortunately, it is all too common and something that often leads couples to seek relationship counselling. What is emotional neglect? Sian Jones is a relationship counsellor and she defines it this way. Emotional neglect is the opposite of...

Zoom Couple Counselling – What Are You Waiting For?

Problems in your relationship? You certainly don’t need to wait until there are big issues in your relationship in order to seek some Zoom couple counselling.. Taking action early can help resolve any problems before they get out of hand and resentment starts to set in. It’s all too easy to try and blame our...

Be Honest & Be Happy!

Why Effective Communication Makes For  Happier Relationships The most common problem couples face is simply down to a lack of communication along with an avoidance of being honest. Many people report that they choose not to say what is bothering them within their relationship, either through a fear of conflict or a concern about upsetting the other person.

How Emotionally Intelligent People Express Anger

Most of us don’t like confrontation and will avoid it where possible. However, it’s a fact of life that we can’t run away from it forever. There are times we have to assert ourselves, our boundaries and our needs and others will want to do the same with us.

What Counts As Cheating On Your Partner?

A question I am often asked is - “What Counts as Cheating in a Relationship?” My summary reply is - “When you do, say or write something that you wouldn’t want your partner to see, hear or read then you know you are being unfaithful” Cheating or unfaithfulness is difficult to define because people often differ in what they deem appropriate contact or interaction for a partner to have with someone else.

A Well Kept Secret….

One of the UK’s Leading Relationship Counsellor Sian Jones, talks about how she created a service enabling her high profile clients to resolve their relationship problems at home With discretion being the core to her work, is it any wonder that Relationship Counsellor, Sian Jones could be declared a well kept secret?