Couple Counselling Clinic London

Couple Counselling Clinic London
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Welcome to the Couple Counselling Clinic

Helen Perkes and Evelyn Cooney Counselling London

If you have a personal, sexual, family or relationship problem, we can help…

We offer relationship counselling for couples and individuals from different backgrounds, cultures and sexual orientation.

Problems that can cause conflict or unhappiness in a relationship include:

Abortion
Addictions
Affairs
Anxiety
Bereavement
Commitment
Communication Difficulties
Confidence and Self Esteem
Conflicts
Depression
Divorce
Family Dilemmas
Health Issues
Internet Dating
Life Stages
Moving House
Parenting
Retirement and Redundancy
Separation
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Problems
Starting a Family
Step Family Issues
Work Stress

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Your Counselling

Many relationships go through difficulties. They may be affected by stressful situations at home or work.

Life events such as the birth of a baby, redundancy, illness, retirement, bereavement, etc, can all put a relationship under pressure. At the Couple Counselling Clinic we offer a flexible, caring and confidential approach to gain a better understanding of your problems. We may explore early patterns of behaviour and issues from childhood that could affect adult relationships.
Many problems in the present may have roots in the past, and people have a tendency to repeat patterns of behaviour. We would be offering a safe space and time to explore difficult thoughts and feelings and to begin to make changes.
If you decide to separate then we can offer support through this painful process.

Sexual difficulties can also be triggered by life events, increasing distress and unhappiness. We understand you may be feeling vulnerable and sensitive about these problems and it may be embarrassing or awkward to talk about them . Sex therapy and counselling enables you to understand what has gone wrong and to work together to resolve the problem.

We try to offer a first appointment within 48 hours.
Each session lasts 50 – 60 minutes and costs from £70, payable by cash or cheque.
Frequency of on-going sessions will be discussed with your counsellor.

We offer appointments in W1, W2, WC1, NW3 and N6.

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Taking the Next Step

Where and when do you offer appointments?
At the Couple Counselling Clinic we do our best to offer you an initial consultation within 48 hours. We offer appointments from 8 am to 8 pm.
This will take place in one of our London locations in a confidential setting. We can offer appointments in Hampstead, Highgate, Holborn, Marylebone and Bayswater/Paddington.

What happens in the initial consultation?
This first session, lasting 50-60 minutes, is an assessment which provides an opportunity to discuss your current issues, ask questions and decide whether counselling/therapy is the right choice for you. This is a two way process as you also need to feel comfortable with your therapist/counsellor. If appropriate, we may refer you to another service or individual.

How much does it cost?
The cost of this session is from £70.
We accept payment by cash or cheque after each session.
We will discuss frequency of appointments, times and the cost of on-going sessions.

How many sessions will I need?
Each session lasts for 50-60 minutes.
As we are offering a personalised service which is listening to your problems, helping you understand them and then finding solutions best suited to you, then it varies tremendously for each individual client or couple, but this will be discussed in the initial consultation.
We offer short term and long term counselling.

Do I have to attend at the same time each week?
We understand the need for flexibility, so we try to offer a time and frequency to suit your schedule. We can also offer regular slots at the same time and day each week.

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Sex Therapy

Couples often go through periods when they are unhappy with their sexual relationship. If you would like to rediscover or improve your sex life then sex therapy can help you do this.  Problems can arise from work stress, child birth, performance anxiety, health problems, menopause, poor body image and conflict leading to any of the following:

  • Erectile Difficulties
  • Pain During Intercourse (Dyspareunia)
  • Vaginismus
  • Loss of Desire or Low Desire for Partner or Sex
  • Problems Talking About Sex
  • Premature Ejaculation
  • Delayed Ejaculation
  • Anorgasmia
  • Internet Addiction
  • Difficulties Arising from Sexual Abuse

We are experienced psychosexual therapists and can offer help with education, techniques and behavioural tasks to improve these problems.

How Does It Work?

We obtain a detailed description of your problems in the counselling room, then if appropriate, give you homework tasks to do together or exercises to do individually, in the privacy of your own home.

We then meet regularly to review your progress at a time to suit you.

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“Helens insightful observations, no nonsense yet expert advice and motivational approach have truly helped us to help ourselves.We are now much more aware of the dynamics of our relationship, the levers to pull (and not) and have a set of tools and a language that we can use whenever we need support.
I learned how to look at the bigger picture and not seek to fight for control over every decision.The ‘teamwork’ aspect of our relationship is now more balanced and we work better together.”

“We have worked closely with Evelyn for a number of months and found it a very enriching experience. Evelyn’s approach is non-judgemental, and we immediately felt comfortable around her, even though we were talking about very personal issues. The programme/experience as a whole has been extremely beneficial for us as a couple and we are certainly much closer because of it.
The week by week tasks were really helpful. They helped us to re-establish a closeness and bond which had dwindled previously. Although we had tried to sort out the issues in our sexual relationship by ourselves, we can now see that we needed outside help to do this.”

“Evelyn was very easy to talk to and she really helped us to refocus on our physical relationship. The therapy sessions enabled us to let go and be less worried about this aspect of our lives and just enjoy it. Seeing Evelyn was very beneficial”

“My wife and I had been married for 7 years but never seemed to be able to discuss our sex life, which had all but disappeared.Helens open approach enabled us not to be embarassed to tell each other about our wants and needs for a more exciting and fun sex life.”

About Us + Contact Details

Evelyn Cooney

Helen Perkes


We have been counselling for nearly 15 years, and hold Diplomas in Psychodynamic Marital and Couple Counselling and Psychosexual Marital and Couple Therapy.
Additionally, Helen has trained in Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Evelyn in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
We are members of BACP, BASRT, UKCP and Resolution, and abide by their code of ethics.
We are also Relate licensed counsellors.
We both have business backgrounds and offer an understanding of the commercial environment and legal sector.


How to Contact Us

Evelyn Cooney for Hampstead, Holborn and Highgate:
Phone: 0776 447 7190
Email: evelyncooney@hotmail.com

Helen Perkes for Bayswater/Paddington and Marylebone
Phone: 020 7402 2947
Email: helenperkes@hotmail.com

Top Tips For Separation/Divorce

  1. Decide when you are going to tell family and friends you are separating. It’s important that you both agree on what to say and how much detail you want them to know.
  2. If you have children together then sit them down and try to avoid stressful events like GCSE’s looming, illness in the family or bereavements. They need your full attention so make sure you allow time and are not distracted.
  3. You should have worked out in advance things like changes to living arrangments and how often the children will be seeing each parent and other practicalities.
  4. Even young children can be very sensitive and may have picked up tension between the two of you. They may be feeling confused and insecure and in need of some clear explanation and reassurance. But most importantly, they need to know you both still love them and it’s not their fault.
  5. Do choose a specialist family lawyer who has a conciliatory/collaborative approach. You don’t want to end up with a lengthy court battle.
  6. With any relationship loss the five emotional phases which need to be worked through are shock and denial, anger, avoiding the pain, sadness and eventually moving forward. However painful this may feel now, remember it will get better and you will move on…
  7. Talking will help. It will stop you feeling so isolated. If you are reluctant to confide in family/friends or feel that you need some additional help, make an appointment to see a counsellor.
  8. Look after yourself. Try to maintain a healthy diet and take regular exercise even if you don’t feel hungry and would prefer to hibernate. Give yourself treats and try to sleep – it’s essential!
  9. Set small goals. If you feel you have achieved something it will give your confidence a boost. Maybe you are nervous about going out or need to tackle a pile of paperwork? These small steps will help you feel you are able to move on.
  10. Conflict, anger and arguments are inevitable at this time. You are both on an emotional rollercoaster and anger can mask pain and sadness, making it easier to be angry than sad!

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