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The therapy I offer is online using Zoom, so we will not be in the same room together.</p></div></section><section class="bg-muted border-y border-border"><div class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6 lg:px-10 py-20 lg:py-28"><div><h2 class="font-heading text-3xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-foreground leading-snug mb-6" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">Relationship problems</h2><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-10" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">Sometimes relationship problems are longstanding and general, sometimes they are specific and linked to a particular event or a change in behaviour. Relationship problems typically include:</p><div class="flex flex-col gap-8"><div style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-semibold text-foreground mb-2" style="white-space:pre-line">Communication</h3><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed" style="white-space:pre-line">You may feel that you and your partner do not talk together as openly or as deeply as you would like, or that talking too often leads to arguments, silence or misunderstanding.</p></div><div style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-semibold text-foreground mb-2" style="white-space:pre-line">Intimacy</h3><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed" style="white-space:pre-line">Perhaps you are not as emotionally or physically intimate as you once were or as you would like to be. Relationship problems are often accompanied by difficulties or disagreements about sex and intimacy, so relationship counselling will often include elements of sex therapy.</p></div><div style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-semibold text-foreground mb-2" style="white-space:pre-line">Jealousy and commitment</h3><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed" style="white-space:pre-line">One or both of you may be experiencing jealous thoughts or a lack of trust in the other. This might be to do with past relationships or a more recent affair, or perhaps because of different expectations or levels of commitment within the relationship.</p></div><div style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><h3 class="font-heading text-xl font-semibold text-foreground mb-2" style="white-space:pre-line">Boredom</h3><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed" style="white-space:pre-line">Relationships can become stale. You may feel that you are &quot;stuck in a rut&quot; or that you are no longer interested in each other in the way you once were. You may feel that you have grown apart or that you would like to bring greater energy and enthusiasm to your relationship.</p></div></div></div></div></section><section class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6 lg:px-10 py-20 lg:py-28"><div><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-6" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">In most cases it is helpful if both partners in a couple relationship come to counselling together, however this is not always possible and not right for everyone. I am therefore happy to work with individuals as well as couples on relationship issues.</p><div class="flex flex-wrap gap-4" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><a href="/sexual-problems" class="inline-block text-sm font-medium text-primary border border-primary px-7 py-3 rounded-full hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-foreground transition-colors">Sexual problems</a><a href="/online-sex-therapy" class="inline-block text-sm font-medium text-primary border border-primary px-7 py-3 rounded-full hover:bg-primary hover:text-primary-foreground transition-colors">Sex therapy</a></div></div></section><section class="bg-muted border-y border-border"><div class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6 lg:px-10 py-20 lg:py-28"><div><h2 class="font-heading text-3xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-foreground leading-snug mb-8" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">What should I expect from online relationship counselling?</h2><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-5 last:mb-0" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">I will send you a link by email in advance of each meeting and you should click on this at the agreed time. If you are coming to therapy as a couple, you should sit together in front of a desktop, laptop or tablet 

33computer, where both of you can see the screen and be seen clearly.</p><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-5 last:mb-0" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">The initial assessment session, which is charged at a reduced fee, is an opportunity for you to meet me and for me to hear about the relationship problems you would like to address. The initial session also enables us to decide whether we can work together. If the decision is made to continue to a course of therapy, you should expect to attend at least six sessions, although this is individually negotiable and will be reviewed regularly.</p><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-5 last:mb-0" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">You may be asked to do some work between relationship counselling sessions. Depending on your particular situation, this could involve trying out particular approaches to communication with your partner, undertaking shared activities or negotiating changes in your relationship.</p><p class="text-base text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed mb-5 last:mb-0" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">Relationship counselling is confidential. The only rare exception to this would be if I had serious reason to believe that you or someone else was at serious risk of harm.</p></div></div></section><section class="py-20 lg:py-28 bg-primary"><div class="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-6 lg:px-10 text-center"><div><h2 class="font-heading text-3xl md:text-4xl font-semibold text-primary-foreground leading-snug mb-4" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">Not sure if relationship counselling is right for you?</h2><p class="text-primary-foreground/80 text-base leading-relaxed mb-8 max-w-lg mx-auto" style="white-space:pre-line;opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)">Please contact me by phone or by email to discuss your situation further. Alternatively you can make an initial assessment appointment at a reduced fee if you would like to explore the options.</p><div style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><a href="/contact" class="inline-block bg-background text-foreground text-sm font-medium px-8 py-3.5 rounded-full hover:bg-muted transition-colors" style="white-space:pre-line">Contact me</a></div></div></div></section></main><footer class="bg-muted border-t border-border mt-auto"><div class="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-6 lg:px-10 py-16"><div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-10"><div><p class="font-heading text-2xl font-semibold text-foreground mb-2">Karen Jones</p><p class="text-sm text-muted-foreground leading-relaxed">Online Sex Therapy &amp; Relationship Counselling</p></div><div><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground mb-4">Navigation</p><nav aria-label="Footer links" class="flex flex-col gap-2"><a href="/" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Home</a><a href="/about" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">About Karen</a><a href="/sexual-problems" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Sexual Problems</a><a href="/online-sex-therapy" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Online Sex Therapy</a><a href="/appointments-fees" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Appointments &amp; Fees</a><a href="/contract-online-therapy" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Contract</a><a href="/contact" class="text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors">Contact me</a></nav></div><div><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground mb-4">Get in Touch</p><a href="/contact" class="inline-block text-sm font-medium bg-primary text-primary-foreground px-5 py-2.5 rounded-full hover:opacity-90 transition-opacity w-fit">Contact me</a><div class="mt-6"><p class="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-muted-foreground mb-3">Follow</p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593773603773" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" aria-label="Karen Jones on Facebook" class="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-primary transition-colors"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M24 12.073C24 5.405 18.627 0 12 0S0 5.405 0 12.073C0 18.1 4.388 23.094 10.125 24v-8.437H7.078v-3.49h3.047V9.41c0-3.025 1.792-4.697 4.533-4.697 1.312 0 2.686.236 2.686.236v2.97h-1.513c-1.491 0-1.956.93-1.956 1.886v2.267h3.328l-.532 3.49h-2.796V24C19.612 23.094 24 18.1 24 12.073z"></path></svg>

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