Relationship Counselling

How it works?

The first step is to call us on 01483 602998 and talk to a member of our client administration team. They will set up an initial appointment with a Relate counsellor, at a time to suit you.
At this first session, the counsellor will ask some questions about you and your partner, your relationship and what you hope to get out of counselling. At this stage you will also talk about the best times for your sessions and the type of counselling that is right for you.
You might decide to come to counselling with your partner or alone. Or you might have a combination of solo and couple sessions. But however you experience relationship counselling, you can feel reassured that it’s confidential and non- judgemental.

Each session usually lasts 45 minutes to an hour, and your counsellor will ask you questions so that you can talk about what’s going on and how you feel. They may offer you advice or ideas to try at home.
If you don’t like to talk a lot then they might try different things like drawing or mapping out your thoughts. It all depends on what’s right for you.
If it’s difficult for you to come to us for a counselling session, you can use our Skype webcam counselling service.

Will it help?

It really depends what you want to get out of Relate counselling, but it’s rare that people leave us without feeling a positive change. In fact, when we analysed the outcomes for over 14,000 clients across the UK, 80% said that we had had a positive effect in helping them maintain or strengthen their relationship.
Even so, some relationships cannot be saved. In those cases, we do our best to help you to part amicably. This is particularly important if you have children.

Here’s what some of our clients had to say about counselling at Relate West Surrey:

“I thought she was fantastically good at getting someone to change their behaviour”
– Rob

“She was very good at giving us the tools to take away and work with”
– Jane