Blog - Relationships

Conflict resolution in relationships – lessons from Love Island Whether you’re a long-time fan, or can’t stand to watch a second of it, there’s no denying that ITV2’s Love Island has become a household name. Every summer, millions of people tune into the show at 9pm, six days a week, and settle down for an…

Does couples therapy help? What Love Island really needed ITV2’s Love Island isn’t back on our screens until next year and this summer’s series was just as turbulent and packed with drama as the previous nine. One of the main themes that the show deals with is temptation – whether it’s the islanders always keeping…

Series 10 of Love Island has just finished, and after nearly two months on our screens – Jess Harding and Sammy Root were crowned the winning couple. In total, 32 islanders walked through the doors of the Mallorca villa this summer looking for love (and let’s be real here – a blue tick on Instagram),…

“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.”F. Scott Fitzgerald  Couples therapy – through the lens Couples therapy is a form of therapy that works to facilitate positive change in a romantic relationship in a safe environment with the help of a trained therapist.  Couples come to therapy…

“Behind every great relationship are difficult and uncomfortable conversations we rarely get to see. Great relationships don’t just fall into our laps. They require people to move through their fears and insecurities and do the hard work to move wounds into healing.”Vienna Pharaon 5 ways to have a healthy relationship Is your relationship struggling? Maybe you feel like…

Why couples therapy works with a professional… “I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”Mae West Maintaining a healthy relationship takes effort and commitment from both partners and no couple is immune to challenges or conflicts along the way.  Here at The Therapy Room, couples request our help for…

How to rebuild a relationship lacking intimacy Life happens. We get comfortable, get caught up in the day to day hustle and bustle of existence, and intimacy can be one of the first things to get lost as a result. But lost things always have the potential to be found. Being intimate with someone comes…

Importance of Sex Sex is an extremely personal and unique thing for each person.  Some want it, some don’t.  Some like this, other’s don’t like that. It is completely down to personal preference and it is important to advocate what you do and don’t want when it comes to physical needs and intimacy in relationships – communication…

Couple intimacy can take different forms Allowing ourselves to become intimate with someone can be one of the healthiest and most rewarding experiences we can have. Letting someone into our personal space and inner world, showing them all the parts of ourselves – good, bad, beautiful, messy – creates a unique bond with that other person(s),…