Relationship Difficulties (Individual Work)

“We are always, in some sense, strangers to ourselves — and to each other.”
— Adam Phillips, psychoanalyst and writer

Relationship difficulties can take many forms — repeated conflicts, feelings of distance, fear of intimacy, people-pleasing, or patterns of feeling rejected or misunderstood. Even when the focus is on current relationships, these difficulties are often shaped by earlier relational experiences.

Individual therapy offers a space to explore relationship problems without blame, helping you understand patterns that may feel confusing or painful.

My approach to relationship difficulties

I work with relationship issues through individual psychotherapy, with a strong relational and psychodynamic focus. This means we pay attention to how past relationships — including early family dynamics — may influence how you experience closeness, conflict, dependence or independence now.

The therapeutic relationship itself can become an important place to notice and explore relational patterns in a safe and reflective way.