Marriage Counselling in Frome
Hi, I’m Ash, the founder of Sonder Therapies, based in Frome.
Deciding to reach out for support can be a difficult but significant step and Sonder Therapies was created with that in mind.
Sonder is the recognition that each person, from strangers on the street to loved ones in our lives, has a complex and meaningful story as vivid and complex as our own. This word captures my approach to therapy - a deep commitment to seeing you as a unique individual with your own experiences, dreams, and challenges. It is a reminder that healing often grows from understanding our connections to others and the world around us.
Hi, I’m Ash, the founder of Sonder Therapies, based in Frome.
Deciding to reach out for support can be a difficult but significant step and Sonder Therapies was created with that in mind.
Sonder is the recognition that each person, from strangers on the street to loved ones in our lives, has a complex and meaningful story as vivid and complex as our own. This word captures my approach to therapy - a deep commitment to seeing you as a unique individual with your own experiences, dreams, and challenges. It is a reminder that healing often grows from understanding our connections to others and the world around us.
Our counselling offers help in addressing the difficult areas of your life. This might involve loss and grief, relationship troubles or problems at work. Equally, there are times when the cause is not clear but you still feel something is wrong. Colleagues, family and friends can be a great source of support but it's not always easy to confide in those closest to you. At times like these, talking to someone who is not personally involved can make a difference. A professional counsellor will listen to you without making judgments and can help you find new resources within yourself.
Our counselling offers help in addressing the difficult areas of your life. This might involve loss and grief, relationship troubles or problems at work. Equally, there are times when the cause is not clear but you still feel something is wrong. Colleagues, family and friends can be a great source of support but it's not always easy to confide in those closest to you. At times like these, talking to someone who is not personally involved can make a difference. A professional counsellor will listen to you without making judgments and can help you find new resources within yourself.
I’m a qualified counsellor, group therapy facilitator and complementary health practitioner, with over 30 years of experience supporting people through life’s ups and downs. I trained in Counselling and Addiction at the University of Bath, and I bring not only my professional knowledge but also a wealth of real-life experience to my sessions.
Sometimes life just feels too heavy. We can find ourselves worrying, feeling stuck, or battling with fears we don’t quite understand. In those moments, talking to someone outside of our usual circle can be a real gift—someone who will truly listen without judgement.
That’s where I can help.
I’m a qualified counsellor, group therapy facilitator and complementary health practitioner, with over 30 years of experience supporting people through life’s ups and downs. I trained in Counselling and Addiction at the University of Bath, and I bring not only my professional knowledge but also a wealth of real-life experience to my sessions.
Sometimes life just feels too heavy. We can find ourselves worrying, feeling stuck, or battling with fears we don’t quite understand. In those moments, talking to someone outside of our usual circle can be a real gift—someone who will truly listen without judgement.
That’s where I can help.
You're here because something needs to change. Maybe it's anxiety that won't quiet down, a relationship that feels increasingly distant, or a nagging sense that you're not living as your authentic self. Whatever brought you here, I'm glad you're taking this step.
I help people break free from patterns that keep them stuck. Using an integrative approach tailored to your needs, we'll work together to understand the unconscious defenses and coping strategies—often rooted in past or family experiences—that may have once protected you but now hold you back.
In our work together, you can expect:
A warm, non-judgmental space where you feel
You're here because something needs to change. Maybe it's anxiety that won't quiet down, a relationship that feels increasingly distant, or a nagging sense that you're not living as your authentic self. Whatever brought you here, I'm glad you're taking this step.
I help people break free from patterns that keep them stuck. Using an integrative approach tailored to your needs, we'll work together to understand the unconscious defenses and coping strategies—often rooted in past or family experiences—that may have once protected you but now hold you back.
In our work together, you can expect:
A warm, non-judgmental space where you feel
I work in a calm, informal, and authentic way, offering a safe, warm, non-judgemental space where you can feel truly seen and heard. As an integrative counsellor, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to find what feels most helpful for you. I believe a strong, trusting relationship is the foundation of healing, helping you feel safe and supported from the beginning. I understand that connecting with inner thoughts and emotions can be challenging, and I will work alongside you at your pace, supporting you in making sense of your experiences and moving towards a more balanced and fulfilling life.
I work in a calm, informal, and authentic way, offering a safe, warm, non-judgemental space where you can feel truly seen and heard. As an integrative counsellor, I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches to find what feels most helpful for you. I believe a strong, trusting relationship is the foundation of healing, helping you feel safe and supported from the beginning. I understand that connecting with inner thoughts and emotions can be challenging, and I will work alongside you at your pace, supporting you in making sense of your experiences and moving towards a more balanced and fulfilling life.
My aims as an Educational Psychologist and Parent Coach are to ensure that every child feels accepted and understood for who they are, and that their parents and teachers feel confident in how to support them so that positive steps of progress are made towards a life that is thriving, not just surviving. If you are worried about your child's well-being, behaviour, learning, school experience or your relationship with them, I can help.
I have over 20 years experience working with children, their families and educators in a variety of roles, as well as personal experience of being an SEN parent myself.
My aims as an Educational Psychologist and Parent Coach are to ensure that every child feels accepted and understood for who they are, and that their parents and teachers feel confident in how to support them so that positive steps of progress are made towards a life that is thriving, not just surviving. If you are worried about your child's well-being, behaviour, learning, school experience or your relationship with them, I can help.
I have over 20 years experience working with children, their families and educators in a variety of roles, as well as personal experience of being an SEN parent myself.
These struggles can take many forms, ranging from conflict difficulties, marital problems, pain during intercourse, a lack of desire, erectile dysfunction, sexual identity, childhood trauma affecting our adult relationships and many others.
Taking the first step to start therapy can be a very difficult one, so I make sure to provide an open, safe and calming space. During our time together I will aim to make you feel safe, validated and listened to. I use a combination of relational therapeutic work and real life tasks and exercises. To either undertake individually or with a partner/s.
These struggles can take many forms, ranging from conflict difficulties, marital problems, pain during intercourse, a lack of desire, erectile dysfunction, sexual identity, childhood trauma affecting our adult relationships and many others.
Taking the first step to start therapy can be a very difficult one, so I make sure to provide an open, safe and calming space. During our time together I will aim to make you feel safe, validated and listened to. I use a combination of relational therapeutic work and real life tasks and exercises. To either undertake individually or with a partner/s.
Life can become overwhelming, or we may feel depressed or anxious, have a sense of being stuck or lost. There may be particular events which are troubling, such as a bereavement, losing a job, a relationship break up or any major life transition. Each of those can challenge our ability to cope with our lives. I offer a supportive, non-judgemental, confidential relationship to share and explore your problems. This support can be vital at this point in your life. I am committed to on-going learning and professional development ensuring the best counselling service for my clients.
Life can become overwhelming, or we may feel depressed or anxious, have a sense of being stuck or lost. There may be particular events which are troubling, such as a bereavement, losing a job, a relationship break up or any major life transition. Each of those can challenge our ability to cope with our lives. I offer a supportive, non-judgemental, confidential relationship to share and explore your problems. This support can be vital at this point in your life. I am committed to on-going learning and professional development ensuring the best counselling service for my clients.
In my work as a sex and relationship therapist, I work with both couples and individuals to not only get your relationship back on track and improve communication, but also to help it develop so that it achieves its full potential.
I believe that every human being has both the right and also an inbuilt desire to create and maintain fulfilling (sexual) relationships. Sometimes, our life experiences have made it difficult for us to realise this potential. My job is to support you in making your relationship the one you really want. Please visit my website for more details.
In my work as a sex and relationship therapist, I work with both couples and individuals to not only get your relationship back on track and improve communication, but also to help it develop so that it achieves its full potential.
I believe that every human being has both the right and also an inbuilt desire to create and maintain fulfilling (sexual) relationships. Sometimes, our life experiences have made it difficult for us to realise this potential. My job is to support you in making your relationship the one you really want. Please visit my website for more details.
Hi, I'm Ruth, and as an integrated psychotherapist, I offer a collaborative and compassionate space for working out what therapeutic approach best suits your needs, drawing on a variety of evidence based interventions to help you manage daily life in a calmer, grounded and fulfilled manner. I have trained to work with many mental health issues from anxiety and depression, OCD, trauma, neurodiversity, to Bipolar and psychosis. Together we can begin a journey to help work out how to help soothe both mind and body.
Hi, I'm Ruth, and as an integrated psychotherapist, I offer a collaborative and compassionate space for working out what therapeutic approach best suits your needs, drawing on a variety of evidence based interventions to help you manage daily life in a calmer, grounded and fulfilled manner. I have trained to work with many mental health issues from anxiety and depression, OCD, trauma, neurodiversity, to Bipolar and psychosis. Together we can begin a journey to help work out how to help soothe both mind and body.
I have been counselling individuals and couples for over 19 years in Bristol, London and online.
I have expertise in the field of Relationship Issues, trust and affairs, Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD), Codependency, attachment styles, self esteem issues. I work holistically, often supporting people to change lifestyles, diet, self-care, and help with abusive relationships, and teaching mindfulness and spirituality.
I have been counselling individuals and couples for over 19 years in Bristol, London and online.
I have expertise in the field of Relationship Issues, trust and affairs, Narcissistic Personality Disorder(NPD), Codependency, attachment styles, self esteem issues. I work holistically, often supporting people to change lifestyles, diet, self-care, and help with abusive relationships, and teaching mindfulness and spirituality.
However, my specialisms have always been helping people who have experienced trauma, supporting couples and families - including pre- marital/child therapy, understanding neurodivergence and trans-generational issues.
Thank you for taking the time to look my profile. My approach to working with you is about what you want to work on and achieve in therapy. Whether you are experiencing sadness, depression or a sense of disconnection, the human condition is characterised by a fundamental desire for connection and being heard. I work holistically on your whole self - the mind and body as one. This is firmly routed in my trainings and experience. I have a relaxed and informal approach, which supports your ability to be truly who you are, in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.
However, my specialisms have always been helping people who have experienced trauma, supporting couples and families - including pre- marital/child therapy, understanding neurodivergence and trans-generational issues.
Thank you for taking the time to look my profile. My approach to working with you is about what you want to work on and achieve in therapy. Whether you are experiencing sadness, depression or a sense of disconnection, the human condition is characterised by a fundamental desire for connection and being heard. I work holistically on your whole self - the mind and body as one. This is firmly routed in my trainings and experience. I have a relaxed and informal approach, which supports your ability to be truly who you are, in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.
With over a decade of experience in private practice and the NHS, I work with both individuals and couples seeking deeper healing, self-understanding, and meaningful change.
I believe healing happens not only through insight and conversation, but also through developing self-awareness, the conscious recognising of emotions, patterns of relating, and the ways we react to body memory or sensations. I offer a space that supports curiosity, self-reflection, emotional awareness, and the potential for lasting transformation.
With over a decade of experience in private practice and the NHS, I work with both individuals and couples seeking deeper healing, self-understanding, and meaningful change.
I believe healing happens not only through insight and conversation, but also through developing self-awareness, the conscious recognising of emotions, patterns of relating, and the ways we react to body memory or sensations. I offer a space that supports curiosity, self-reflection, emotional awareness, and the potential for lasting transformation.
Trained in psychodynamic, relational, CBT, ACT, CFT, systemic, existential, family and couples work, and as a clinical supervisor.
Adults who may look capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, stuck or under strain inwardly, or caught in repeating dynamics (internal, relational, emotional) are often drawn to my practice. This includes high-achieving professionals, creatives, and those navigating anxiety, burnout, trauma, relationship and attachment issues, identity or self-worth difficulties, and major life transitions. I offer a thoughtful, relational space to explore both present difficulties and the deeper emotional and unconscious patterns beneath them, helping you move towards greater clarity, resilience and lasting change.
Trained in psychodynamic, relational, CBT, ACT, CFT, systemic, existential, family and couples work, and as a clinical supervisor.
Adults who may look capable on the outside but feel overwhelmed, stuck or under strain inwardly, or caught in repeating dynamics (internal, relational, emotional) are often drawn to my practice. This includes high-achieving professionals, creatives, and those navigating anxiety, burnout, trauma, relationship and attachment issues, identity or self-worth difficulties, and major life transitions. I offer a thoughtful, relational space to explore both present difficulties and the deeper emotional and unconscious patterns beneath them, helping you move towards greater clarity, resilience and lasting change.
Are you a deep thinker (HSP/neurodivergent)? Ready to unmask? My relational approach creates safety for you to explore difficult family relationships, life transitions, neurodivergence, chronic illness, anxiety, depression & parenting.
I have a special rapport with elders, neurodivergent (ND) women and bookworms and often bring the natural world into our sessions.
Clinical supervision: I specialise in supporting ND women by providing tailored structure to manage overwhelm, explore parallel process and foster authentic professional growth.
Are you a deep thinker (HSP/neurodivergent)? Ready to unmask? My relational approach creates safety for you to explore difficult family relationships, life transitions, neurodivergence, chronic illness, anxiety, depression & parenting.
I have a special rapport with elders, neurodivergent (ND) women and bookworms and often bring the natural world into our sessions.
Clinical supervision: I specialise in supporting ND women by providing tailored structure to manage overwhelm, explore parallel process and foster authentic professional growth.
There are times in all our lives when we feel out of balance with the world. Counselling is an investment in yourself, it helps bring equilibrium for a happier and healthier you. As an Integrative Counsellor I draw on a range of techniques to suit my clients' needs. I provide a professional, safe and confidential space to help you explore both your inner and outer life.
There are times in all our lives when we feel out of balance with the world. Counselling is an investment in yourself, it helps bring equilibrium for a happier and healthier you. As an Integrative Counsellor I draw on a range of techniques to suit my clients' needs. I provide a professional, safe and confidential space to help you explore both your inner and outer life.
Plus parent consultation and parental couple relationship issues.
I'm a highly experienced trauma-informed psychotherapist with a vocation to help teens young adults and parents to overcome anxiety and depression, work with life transitions, adoption, relationship and psychosexual difficulties, complex trauma, attachment issues, gender identity and much more. I have a warm empathic approach and will work with you to develop a more creative, insightful and courageous approach to your life. I trained at the Tavistock Clinic, Tavistock Relationships and CICS. I have 16 years experience in the NHS and 12 years in private practice. Accredited with Adoption Support Fund and Clinical Supervisor.
Plus parent consultation and parental couple relationship issues.
I'm a highly experienced trauma-informed psychotherapist with a vocation to help teens young adults and parents to overcome anxiety and depression, work with life transitions, adoption, relationship and psychosexual difficulties, complex trauma, attachment issues, gender identity and much more. I have a warm empathic approach and will work with you to develop a more creative, insightful and courageous approach to your life. I trained at the Tavistock Clinic, Tavistock Relationships and CICS. I have 16 years experience in the NHS and 12 years in private practice. Accredited with Adoption Support Fund and Clinical Supervisor.
I have over 17 years of experience helping adults and couples.
Therapy offers insight and understanding helping you work towards an awareness of the self. It gives the opportunity to discover inbuilt defence mechanisms that perhaps no longer serve the person you have become as a result of the traumas we all experience in life. Counselling can be a quiet, safe space to breathe and think about your life. Who you are, where you are going and what you wish to gain. It can be a space to grieve the losses you have experienced in your life and the changes that happen throughout your life.
I have over 17 years of experience helping adults and couples.
Therapy offers insight and understanding helping you work towards an awareness of the self. It gives the opportunity to discover inbuilt defence mechanisms that perhaps no longer serve the person you have become as a result of the traumas we all experience in life. Counselling can be a quiet, safe space to breathe and think about your life. Who you are, where you are going and what you wish to gain. It can be a space to grieve the losses you have experienced in your life and the changes that happen throughout your life.
Some things just need untangling.
You don't need all the answers to be ready for this work, just a sense that the same patterns keep showing up. The same conflicts, the same pull toward what hurts, the same fog after loss or betrayal. You wonder: why do I keep ending up here?
I'm not the kind of therapist who stays on the surface or walks on eggshells. I dig deep, at your pace, no fixed script. Whether this is your first time seeking support or you've been here before, you are in the right place.
Clients leave feeling "human" again. Not broken but clearer, with a real path forward.
Ready to stop circling? Let's untangle it together.
Some things just need untangling.
You don't need all the answers to be ready for this work, just a sense that the same patterns keep showing up. The same conflicts, the same pull toward what hurts, the same fog after loss or betrayal. You wonder: why do I keep ending up here?
I'm not the kind of therapist who stays on the surface or walks on eggshells. I dig deep, at your pace, no fixed script. Whether this is your first time seeking support or you've been here before, you are in the right place.
Clients leave feeling "human" again. Not broken but clearer, with a real path forward.
Ready to stop circling? Let's untangle it together.
Do you feel like it is difficult to reach your partner emotionally, are you being stone walled, afraid of conflict or are you people pleasing for a quiet life?
My goal is to support you in living a more balanced and fulfilled life. I will assist you in learning and practising relational skills that will bring intimacy and closeness to your relationship. I will coach you how to be relational with each other, emphasising good boundaries and self-esteem.
Do you feel like it is difficult to reach your partner emotionally, are you being stone walled, afraid of conflict or are you people pleasing for a quiet life?
My goal is to support you in living a more balanced and fulfilled life. I will assist you in learning and practising relational skills that will bring intimacy and closeness to your relationship. I will coach you how to be relational with each other, emphasising good boundaries and self-esteem.
Nearby Marriage Counselling Searches for Frome
- Bath
- Batheaston
- Bradford-on-Avon
- Chippenham
- Corsham
- Devizes
- Glastonbury
- Melksham
- Pulborough
- Trowbridge
- Warminster
- Wells
Marriage Counselling
How does marriage counseling work?
Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.
How long does marriage counseling typically last?
Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.
Is marriage counseling effective?
Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.
Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?
Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.