Supporting you through one of life’s most difficult transitions
When a relationship ends the emotional landscape can feel overwhelming. Fear sadness anger relief guilt and confusion can all appear at once. When you have children there is an extra layer of responsibility and worry as you try to protect their emotional wellbeing while dealing with your own.
This service provides therapeutic support for parents who are separating or divorcing and want to create a healthier kinder and more stable future for their child. This is not mediation or legal negotiation. It is a safe therapeutic space that helps you communicate more calmly understand your child’s needs and rebuild confidence as a parent during this time of change.
Who this service is for
- Parents who are in the process of separating or have recently separated
- Couples who want to co parent with less conflict and more clarity
- Parents who want support in communicating with each other
- Individuals dealing with the emotional impact of separation
- Families where children are showing distress or behavioural changes
How counselling helps
Separation affects everyone differently. This service helps you navigate the emotional and practical challenges so you and your child feel more supported and secure.
You can expect help with:
- Reducing conflict and communicating more effectively
- Understanding what your child needs during and after the separation
- Managing strong emotions such as sadness anger guilt and anxiety
- Supporting your child to express and understand their feelings
- Creating a parenting plan that feels calm consistent and child centred
- Helping you adjust to your new identity and routines as a separated parent
What sessions look like
This service is shaped around your family. You can attend together or individually. Children may be seen separately depending on age need and suitability.
Joint Parent Sessions
A supportive space for both parents to discuss communication patterns decisions and emotional challenges while focusing on the best interests of the child.
Individual Parent Support
A space to explore your own emotions experiences and concerns without judgement. These sessions help you build emotional stability and confidence.
Child or Teen Sessions
Children often struggle to verbalise what they feel. These sessions help them process change understand emotions and feel supported.
Co Parenting Planning Sessions
A structured space for discussing routines communication boundaries and approaches that support your child’s emotional safety.
My approach
I work with warmth clarity and compassion. My therapeutic foundation includes person centred therapy existential psychology trauma informed practice and over twenty six years of experience supporting individuals families and young people. My aim is to help your family move through this transition with less conflict and more emotional safety.
Fees
Sessions are fifty to sixty minutes.
- Initial consultation £150
- Joint parent sessions £150
- Family or co parenting sessions £150
- Individual parent sessions £95
Packages
Packages offer structure and continuity during a time when stability really helps.
Four session package
£550
A focused block of work designed to support you through the early stages of separation.
Six session package
£820
Ideal for families who want ongoing support for communication child wellbeing and co parenting strategies.
Eight session package
£1080
A more in depth option for parents who want longer term support as they rebuild routines and adjust to new roles.
Online and in person options available.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. Mediation focuses on legal and financial decision making. This service focuses on emotional wellbeing communication and the family system. It is therapeutic support not legal guidance.
No. Many people start individually. If joint sessions become helpful we can introduce them later as long as this feels emotionally safe for everyone.
Yes. Children and young people can receive support either alongside parent work or separately if appropriate.
You can still receive support individually. You can learn healthier communication patterns and co parenting strategies even if the other parent chooses not to attend.
Some families need only a few sessions to stabilise communication and reduce conflict. Others choose ongoing support through the first year of separation. We can discuss what feels right for you.
Yes. Everything is confidential unless there is a safeguarding risk. This includes the safety of children.
Climate Pledge
I unite in the fight against climate change. My climate pledge is to conduct 50% of my sessions online to reduce my business carbon footprint and to support our beautiful planet. Rather than get in a car and travel, we can meet online and reduce our energy usage. Use the extra time to enjoy nature.