by Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accred/Reg) | 15 Sep, 2026 | Blog
Discovering that your partner has cheated can, overnight, make a relationship feel as though it has changed. You may be angry. You may be devastated. You may feel betrayed, confused or simply unable to understand what happened. Sometimes there is also a question that...
by Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accred/Reg) | 4 Sep, 2026 | Blog
Key red flags in a couple counsellor include a lack of specialised couples training, heteronormative or anti-LGBTQ+ bias (whether unintended or deliberate), poor session control (allowing screaming matches), taking sides, and breaking boundary rules (such as keeping...
by Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accred/Reg) | 3 Sep, 2026 | Blog
Preparing for your first couple counselling session is mostly about getting into a collaborative, reflective mindset, rather than doing heavy “homework”. What you’re not being asked to do is to build a case of all your partner’s faults and...