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Steve | Relationship counsellor
Introduction
You don’t need perfect words to start
You can arrive confused, frustrated, shut down, or just tired of things not working.
You don’t need a clear plan.
We'll work that out together.
What this work focuses on
This isn’t about going over the same ground each week.
It’s about understanding what’s actually happening so things can start to change.
Sessions are 60 minutes, focused, and structured.
We stay with something long enough for it to make sense, and for you to know what to do next.
No scripts. No performance.
How I work
I’m direct, calm, and grounded.
I don’t sit back while you try to figure it out on your own.
I’m actively involved, helping you think, question what’s happening, and see things more clearly.
In sessions, this often looks like:
- spotting what keeps repeating
- understanding what you’re reacting to
- slowing things down when they escalate
- helping you see where your choices are
- building a next step you can actually take
Couples
I don’t take sides.
I work with both of you, and I track what’s happening between you.
We look at how conversations unfold, where things get stuck, and what changes when each of you sees your part more clearly.
The goal isn’t to decide who’s right.
It’s to help things move.
Individuals
You get a space to slow down and understand your own reactions properly.
Not just coping, but seeing what’s driving things so you can respond differently.
Sessions
60-minute sessions
In person (St Helens), video, or phone
You can come once, come regularly, or return when needed.
There’s no fixed path.
Is this right for you?
If you want clarity, honesty, and a way forward, this usually fits well.
You don’t need to be confident, articulate, or “good at therapy.”
You just need to be willing to look at what’s going on.
Starting point
If you’re unsure, start with a free introductory call.
No pressure. No obligation.
Just a simple conversation to see if it feels right.
Online therapy
Online and telephone counselling for couples and individuals.
Video sessions are via Zoom (no account needed) or Phone Call.
Clear process, straightforward communication, long-format sessions when needed.
Qualifications and registrations
Level 4 Diploma in Person-Centred counselling and registered with the BACP.
Private practice since 2017.
Fully insured.
I work in a grounded, respectful way, with a strong emphasis on clarity, agency, and personal responsibility. My approach is shaped by therapy training, couples work, systems thinking, and years of real client conversations.
Registrations
I offer therapy in
Specialisations
- 1. Communication issues
- 2. Relationship conflict
- 3. Emotional disconnection
- 4. Infidelity & rebuilding trust
- 5. Anxiety & overwhelm
- 6. Self-esteem & confidence
- 7. Boundaries & people-pleasing
- 8. Phone Call Therapy
- 9. Repeating Patterns
Specialisations and Expertises
My focus is clarity-led counselling for individuals and couples who feel stuck in repeating patterns.
Most treated issues
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Communication breakdown (talking in circles, shutting down, escalation, misattunement)
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Relationship conflict (resentment, blame loops, power struggles, “same row, different day”)
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Emotional disconnection (distance, coldness, loneliness in the relationship, loss of intimacy)
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Infidelity & repair (truth, accountability, rebuilding trust, deciding what’s possible)
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Anxiety & overwhelm (rumination, panic, burnout, relationship uncertainty)
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Self-esteem & confidence (self-doubt, shame, approval-seeking, fear of being “too much”)
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Boundaries & people-pleasing (over-functioning, guilt, saying yes when you mean no)
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Phone and video sessions (UK-wide, calm, direct, long-format when needed)
How the work tends to look
I help you understand what’s actually happening beneath the surface, the pattern, the protection, the trigger points, and the role each person plays in keeping the system stuck. The aim is agency: clear insight that turns into a next step you can act on.
Most common issues I support people with:
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Repeating arguments / stuck loops
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Communication breakdown & resentment
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Trust, betrayal, repair (including infidelity)
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Emotional disconnection / intimacy issues
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Anxiety, overwhelm, and relationship uncertainty
Therapies offered
- ✓ Couples counselling
- ✓ Couples therapy
- ✓ Family Dispute Resolution
- ✓ Marriage counselling
- ✓ Online relationship counselling
- ✓ Premarital counselling
- ✓ Relationship Counselling
Areas of counselling I can help with
- ✓ Addicted to love
- ✓ Adultery, affair, infidelity
- ✓ Attachment issues
- ✓ Autonomy in relationship
- ✓ Cheating
- ✓ Closed or open relationship
- ✓ Commitment phobia
- ✓ Communication problems
- ✓ Cultural differences
- ✓ Divorce
- ✓ Emotional infidelity
- ✓ Family problems
- ✓ Fear of abandonment
- ✓ I want a relationship
- ✓ Insecure in relationship
- ✓ Intimacy issues
- ✓ Jealousy
- ✓ Love sick
- ✓ Marriage problems
- ✓ Midlife crisis
- ✓ Relationship anxiety
- ✓ Relationship fights
- ✓ Self love
- ✓ Sex addiction
- ✓ Sexual difficulties
Fees
- 20-Minute free introductory
- 60 Minute session via Phone Call = £60
- 60 Minute session via Video = £60
- 60 Minute session In-Person = £60
Concessionary rates and block booking are available on request.
Availability (Opening hours)
| Monday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Tuesday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Wednesday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Thursday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Friday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Saturday | from 10am to 8pm |
| Sunday | from 10am to 8pm |
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Reviews
Below you will find reviews about - Steve
Based on 2 reviews
After finding out I had been cheated on he helped me work on my anger and helped my partner work on his shame. We saw him separately for a few sessions and I found this very helpful. After working on our own issues it made it easier to then work together again and find a way to rebuild the trust. Steve gave us so many sign-posts to help us understand the place we were in and ways we could change it. I thank you for treating us both as individuals with different needs. You saved us and we are both so grateful.
We saw Steve to help us deal with issues in our relationship. He was very understanding of both our needs and helped us both to start looking at the real issues that were affecting our relationship. I'm sure we would have broken up without his help. Highly recommended!
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- ✓ United Kingdom
- ✓ (Online) Couples counselling
- ✓ Relationship counselling