what I can help with - Couples Work and family support

Couples Work: 

When facing fertility challenges or navigating new parenthood, couples can find themselves drifting into patterns of withdrawal and disconnection. One partner might retreat into work or parenting tasks, while the other turns inward with their emotions, creating a cycle that can leave both feeling increasingly isolated and misunderstood. 

The strain of treatment decisions, the monthly emotional rollercoaster, or the adjustment to parenting can trigger protective responses that, while understandable, may create distance just when connection is needed most. Some partners might find themselves walking on eggshells, afraid to share their own struggles for fear of adding to their loved one's burden. Others might feel shut out, unsure how to bridge the growing emotional gap. 

Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, alongside other approaches, Hope in Mind Psychology provides a space where these patterns can be gently explored and understood, helping partners find their way back to each other during this challenging time. 

Support for Partners and Family: 

Seeing your loved one struggle with their emotional well-being can be extremely taxing. Emotions such as sadness, loneliness, exasperation, confusion, frustration and anger (to name just a few) can all show up during this difficult time.

It might be that you feel at a loss as to how to help your loved one, and you have lost hope. It may be that you are struggling to manage your own difficulties and feelings in response to your loved one's struggles. Or that the burden of responsibility is starting to feel too great. 

It can also be difficult to find support, as you may feel unable to talk to your loved one, and other friends and family members may be more focused on your loved one’s difficulties. But you don’t have to be alone. 

I understand the toil this can take on you, and Hope in Mind Psychology is here to offer a non-judgmental, compassionate ear. Using Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), alongside other approaches, I am committed to helping you understand your feelings towards your loved one’s difficulties, to take time for yourself, and to be kind and compassionate towards yourself during this extremely difficult time.