Brick by Brick: Building Intimacy is not Just One Leap

Brick by Brick: Building Intimacy is not Just One Leap

Brick by Brick: Building Intimacy is not Just One Leap We adore the idea of grand movie-like romantic gestures: surprise vacations, elaborate gifts, dramatic declarations of love. They captivate us – but they don’t sustain us. Lisa, a client of mine, captured...
To Risk or Not to Risk: The Unsettling Freedom of Modern Love

To Risk or Not to Risk: The Unsettling Freedom of Modern Love

To Risk or Not to Risk: The Unsettling Freedom of Modern Love London is sweltering through another heatwave. Trains are delayed, tempers are short, and sleep is elusive. One of my fiercely independent, long-time single clients confessed – half amused, half...
Lonely in Love: The Disconnection No One Talks About

Lonely in Love: The Disconnection No One Talks About

Lonely in Love: The Disconnection No One Talks About The ache went straight through my heart. He wasn’t crying. He wasn’t even angry. Just sitting there, eyes lowered, voice soft: “I don’t know… we live together, we talk, but I feel more lonely than when I...
Why “Colourblindness” Can Hurt Interracial Relationships

Why “Colourblindness” Can Hurt Interracial Relationships

Why “Colourblindness” Can Hurt Interracial Relationships During a recent session, Henry, a white British male client in his late 30s, shared a concern that had been quietly troubling him for months. He described feeling increasingly disconnected from his...