Bristol Relationships
Your relationship is none of my business - how you relate is absolutely our business and obsession.
Relationship Counselling - Bristol or Online
Couples Counselling
Clifton, Bristol and Online
Bristol Relationships offers specialist couples counselling for thoughtful, capable partners who want clarity, stronger communication, and a healthier way of relating.
You may not be in crisis. From the outside, life may look successful. But inside the relationship, something feels strained — conversations loop, distance grows, or the same tensions return again and again.
Our work is calm, contained, and deliberately structured. Sessions are 90 minutes, giving space to slow down, think clearly, and understand what is really happening beneath the surface.
We do not take sides. We do not drift into endless therapy. The relationship itself is the client.
You leave with insight, language, and practical shifts you can use immediately — not just awareness, but movement.
This is relationship counselling for people who value growth, emotional intelligence, and doing things properly.
Relationship First - Our Boundaries
Our commitments to you—and your relationship
The principles that guide how we work with couples
At Bristol Relationships, we put the relationship itself at the heart of the work. This means we partner with you as a couple—not as two individuals—and everything we do is designed to strengthen your connection, integrity, and direction.
1. The Relationship Is the Client
We work with you as a unit. Your counsellor is here to support the relationship itself—not to take sides, act as referee, or provide long-term individual coaching. Any individual sessions are used only to strengthen the shared goals of your partnership.
2. No Secrets, No Triangles
We create a space that invites honesty, even when it’s hard. If information arises that impacts the relationship—such as secrecy, infidelity, or misalignment of intentions—we’ll support you to bring it into the joint work. We do not hold secrets that undermine the integrity of the process.
3. Clear Boundaries, Clean Work
At Bristol Relationships, we commit to the relationship itself. If the relationship ends, your counsellor will not work individually with either partner, nor within any future relationship. This preserves neutrality and protects the integrity of the work.
4. Long-Term Support Without Dependency
We offer structured support to help you make meaningful change—and we’re here when you need us in future. Whether it’s a Relationship MOT, a Reset Plan review, or intensive work ahead of a major life shift, we provide ongoing access without open-ended dependency.
Foundation Package
£550.00
Bristol Relationship Entry point
Session 1 – Joint 90 minutes session
We map the relationship landscape together.
What’s working. What isn’t. Where you feel stuck.
We identify your recurring pattern and agree a clear focus.
Session 2 – Individual 90 minute ssession
Space for one partner to speak freely and reflect in depth.
Exploring attachment patterns, stress responses, and personal blind spots.
Session 3 – Individual 90 minutes session
The same depth and attention for the other partner.
No secrets are held that undermine the relationship — individual sessions always serve the partnership.
Session 4 – Joint Integration 90 minutes session
We bring everything together.
Clarifying your shared dynamic.
Naming the cycle.
Agreeing practical, observable changes.
What You Leave With
• A clear understanding of your conflict pattern
• Insight into demand/withdraw or pursue/retreat dynamics
• A shared language for difficult conversations
• Specific behavioural shifts to practise between sessions
• A grounded decision about next steps
This is structured, intentional work.
A defined starting point — not open-ended drifting.
After the foundation package……what next?
3 Session Block
3 x 90-minute sessions
£425.00
Designed for shorter-term momentum building. This package is ideal for couples who have made significant breakthroughs and need targeted, high-impact sessions to navigate a specific transition or overcome a lingering hurdle without committing to a longer block.
6 Session Block
6 x 90-minute sessions
£795.00
This is our core retention package, designed for couples actively restructuring their relationship dynamic. Over the course of six fortnightly sessions, we move past crisis management and deeply embed new communication protocols, repair attachment injuries, and build a sustainable partnership
Relationship MOT
6 months or Annually
£145.00
Your long-term relationship insurance policy. You maintain your health and your career; your relationship deserves the same strategic care.
Designed to be booked every 6 or 12 months. Once the heavy lifting is done and your relationship is stabilized, The Relationship MOT acts as a preventative health check. We review your communication habits, check in on your shared goals, and correct small misalignments before they turn into major resentments. We are here when you need us, offering ongoing access without open-ended dependency.
“Just thought I'd give an update on my life, and how much better things are now! All my relationships with my family have improved, as well as with my partner. I've been able to set appropriate boundaries. I've found it way easier to deal with my past, and I'm enjoying my present a lot more. I'm able to be a lot more mindful these days!”
—JB 1.9.2023
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