The coun­selling process

Our first con­tact

The free ini­tial con­sul­ta­tion is designed to give you an oppor­tu­ni­ty to gain a first impres­sion of cou­ples coun­selling and my approach as a coun­sel­lor. This con­ver­sa­tion serves as a foun­da­tion for our future work togeth­er and ensures that both part­ners feel com­fort­able with the deci­sion to pur­sue cou­ples coun­selling. Dur­ing this ses­sion, we can
  • Dis­cuss your cur­rent rela­tion­ship issues and con­cerns
  • Answer your ques­tions about the coun­selling process and struc­ture
  • Deter­mine if there’s a good rap­port and if you feel com­fort­able with me
  • Assess whether cou­ples coun­selling is the right approach for your sit­u­a­tion

The process

At the begin­ning

Get­ting to the Root of the Prob­lem

In the ini­tial ses­sions, the focus is on iden­ti­fy­ing the core issues in your rela­tion­ship and bring­ing clar­i­ty to the sit­u­a­tion. Through open and hon­est con­ver­sa­tions, I will help you uncov­er the under­ly­ing caus­es of your con­flicts and devel­op a deep­er under­stand­ing of each oth­er.

Next

Devel­op­ing solu­tions

Once the prob­lems are clear­ly iden­ti­fied, I will assist you in find­ing appro­pri­ate solu­tions. Through a com­bi­na­tion of dis­cus­sions and tar­get­ed exer­cis­es, you will learn to strength­en your rela­tion­ship and man­age con­flicts con­struc­tive­ly. Each ses­sion is tai­lored to your spe­cif­ic needs to achieve the best pos­si­ble out­comes.

 

At the end

Empow­ered for the future

We focus on ensur­ing that the new insights and skills are suc­cess­ful­ly inte­grat­ed into your dai­ly life. Togeth­er, we reflect on your progress and devel­op strate­gies to solid­i­fy these pos­i­tive changes for the long term. This way, we ensure that you are equipped to han­dle future chal­lenges in your rela­tion­ship with con­fi­dence and resilience.

 
 

Dis­cre­tion and Con­fi­den­tial­i­ty

Your pri­va­cy is my top pri­or­i­ty. No one out­side of our ses­sions will ever know that you’ve been here and what you share with me. Every­thing shared remains com­plete­ly con­fi­den­tial – with­out any excep­tions that could reveal your iden­ti­ty as a cou­ple or as indi­vid­u­als.

As is com­mon in pro­fes­sion­al coun­selling, I may take part in super­vi­sion or peer con­sul­ta­tion. How­ev­er, this only hap­pens in a ful­ly anonymised form – with­out names, per­son­al details, or any infor­ma­tion that could lead back to you.

This ensures a safe and pro­tect­ed space where you can speak open­ly, know­ing that every­thing stays strict­ly con­fi­den­tial.

Impor­tant con­di­tions

Dura­tion

The dura­tion of the coun­sel­ing depends on the nature and inten­si­ty of the con­cerns, as well as the dynam­ics between the part­ners and their will­ing­ness to engage in the process. How­ev­er, it’s impor­tant to note that each indi­vid­ual ses­sion can already have a pos­i­tive impact on your rela­tion­ship.

Fre­quen­cy

It is advis­able to sched­ule ses­sions reg­u­lar­ly, approx­i­mate­ly every two weeks. This allows you to con­tin­u­ous­ly work on the dis­cussed top­ics and make progress with­out too much time pass­ing between ses­sions. How­ev­er, the time between ses­sions is also impor­tant, as the dis­cus­sions and the out­comes can con­tin­ue to have an impact and con­tribute to your ongo­ing devel­op­ment.

Tech­ni­cal & spa­tial require­ments

You will need a com­put­er with a cam­era and micro­phone, as well as a sta­ble inter­net con­nec­tion. Addi­tion­al­ly, it’s impor­tant to have a qui­et, pri­vate space where you can speak with­out inter­rup­tions. If you have chil­dren, it’s advis­able to arrange for their care dur­ing the ses­sion to allow us to focus deeply on the top­ics at hand.

Ben­e­fits of online ses­sions

  • Flex­i­bil­i­ty: Par­tic­i­pate com­fort­ably from home, avoid­ing trav­el time and wait­ing peri­ods.
  • Time Sav­ings: Elim­i­nate trav­el time, mak­ing it eas­i­er to fit appoint­ments into your dai­ly sched­ule.
  • Com­fort: Engage in ses­sions from your famil­iar envi­ron­ment, which pro­motes well-being and open­ness.
  • Loca­tion Inde­pen­dence: Join from any­where, per­fect for cou­ples liv­ing apart or fre­quent­ly trav­el­ing.
  • Dis­cre­tion: Avoid encoun­ters in wait­ing rooms and main­tain com­plete anonymi­ty.
  • Effec­tive­ness: Stud­ies show that online coun­sel­ing can be as effec­tive as in-per­son ses­sions.