Couples Work

Couples Therapy

Attachment-based work for couples in crisis, drift, or transition.

Dr Johanna Lindemann PhD in Counselling Psychology | PhD in Organisational Psychology | Chartered Counselling Psychologist (CPsychol) | HCPC Registered | BPS Member | Accredited Mediator | EMDR Therapist | Integrative Practitioner

Couples come to therapy for many different reasons — some in the middle of a crisis, others with a slow accumulation of distance they can't quite name. What most have in common is the sense that their usual ways of talking to each other aren't working.

My approach to couples therapy is grounded in an understanding of attachment and emotional connection. How we learned to give and receive closeness, and what we do when we feel it slipping, shapes almost everything in a relationship. Working with this isn't about arguing better or performing more appreciation. It is about understanding what is happening beneath the surface and building something more secure.

In sessions, both partners receive equal time, attention and respect. We look at the patterns that have developed between you — the arguments that seem to follow the same script, the topics that go unspoken, the moments of disconnection that accumulate. From there, we work on what is actually needed: whether that is better communication, rebuilding trust, navigating a specific difficulty, or making a clear-eyed decision about the future of the relationship.

I work with couples at all stages — those who want to strengthen an already solid relationship, those in significant conflict, and those facing difficult transitions such as new parenthood, infidelity, or separation.

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