Marriage Counselling in Pontefract
As a relationship therapist, my speciality lies in helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of their emotional connections.
I use a warm and friendly approach that combines evidence-based techniques with empathy to help clients better understand their relationship dynamics. I encourage open communication, emotional honesty, and mutual respect, guiding couples to explore healthier ways to connect.
As a relationship therapist, my speciality lies in helping individuals and couples navigate the complexities of their emotional connections.
I use a warm and friendly approach that combines evidence-based techniques with empathy to help clients better understand their relationship dynamics. I encourage open communication, emotional honesty, and mutual respect, guiding couples to explore healthier ways to connect.
I work with adults and with couples.
I work with my clients to find the best way forward. This means I taylor my modalities to your need. Maybe CBT might be best, or Transactional Analysis or Gestalt or Person Centred or a mixture of them with life coaching or hypnosis. Counselling is about change and sometimes that may require homework too.
I work with adults and with couples.
I work with my clients to find the best way forward. This means I taylor my modalities to your need. Maybe CBT might be best, or Transactional Analysis or Gestalt or Person Centred or a mixture of them with life coaching or hypnosis. Counselling is about change and sometimes that may require homework too.
Couples and family therapy available.
Hi, it can be hard to share your feelings, so I offer a relaxed approach to therapy in a welcoming in person private safe space and the option to work remotely by telephone or video call.
With the right support and guidance we can start to make your world more manageable through achieving your personal goals, problem solving, alleviation of stress, low mood and anxieties.
We can explore your life dynamics, past, present and future by using different therapy approaches to make long term changes, realisations and maintainable improvements.
Your first time or not, we will go along at your pace and for your duration.
Couples and family therapy available.
Hi, it can be hard to share your feelings, so I offer a relaxed approach to therapy in a welcoming in person private safe space and the option to work remotely by telephone or video call.
With the right support and guidance we can start to make your world more manageable through achieving your personal goals, problem solving, alleviation of stress, low mood and anxieties.
We can explore your life dynamics, past, present and future by using different therapy approaches to make long term changes, realisations and maintainable improvements.
Your first time or not, we will go along at your pace and for your duration.
Areas of experience include
• Abuse, addiction or self-harm
• Anger, guilt or shame
• Bereavement, loss and transition
• Depression or suicidal ideation
• Domestic abuse, domestic violence or coercive control
• Family matters or relationship concerns; couples counselling
• Stress, anxiety or low self-esteem
• Work-related problems
I adopt a pluralistic approach, which involves integrating multiple therapeutic methods. As a pluralistic counsellor, I follow a client-centred approach, prioritising your counselling goals. Working closely with my client, I tailor my approach to meet their needs and preferences rather than strictly adhering to a specific theoretical framework.
Areas of experience include
• Abuse, addiction or self-harm
• Anger, guilt or shame
• Bereavement, loss and transition
• Depression or suicidal ideation
• Domestic abuse, domestic violence or coercive control
• Family matters or relationship concerns; couples counselling
• Stress, anxiety or low self-esteem
• Work-related problems
I adopt a pluralistic approach, which involves integrating multiple therapeutic methods. As a pluralistic counsellor, I follow a client-centred approach, prioritising your counselling goals. Working closely with my client, I tailor my approach to meet their needs and preferences rather than strictly adhering to a specific theoretical framework.
I'm also a qualified hypnotherapist and a couples counsellor, I am able to work with you or you and your partner in ways which suit you.
Do you struggle to overcome loss or grieve after a bereavement? Is worry, overthinking, anxiety or depression stopping you? Are you stuck in your life or relationship and need to find a way to move forward or do you seem to have lost sight of each other? Perhaps you struggle to find the motivation, or simply want to talk about anything your would to change or understand. Then why not give counselling, hypnotherapy or coaching with me a chance.
I'm also a qualified hypnotherapist and a couples counsellor, I am able to work with you or you and your partner in ways which suit you.
Do you struggle to overcome loss or grieve after a bereavement? Is worry, overthinking, anxiety or depression stopping you? Are you stuck in your life or relationship and need to find a way to move forward or do you seem to have lost sight of each other? Perhaps you struggle to find the motivation, or simply want to talk about anything your would to change or understand. Then why not give counselling, hypnotherapy or coaching with me a chance.
I work with Couples, Adults & Young People.
I support Couples, Adults and Young People experiencing issues with; relationships, stress, anxiety, school, self harm, panic attacks, depression, anger, loss & bereavement, family issues, self esteem, bullying, workplace issues, gambling, domestic abuse, exam stress etc..
I work with Couples, Adults & Young People.
I support Couples, Adults and Young People experiencing issues with; relationships, stress, anxiety, school, self harm, panic attacks, depression, anger, loss & bereavement, family issues, self esteem, bullying, workplace issues, gambling, domestic abuse, exam stress etc..
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Therapeutic services ranges from DBT,Complex trauma, Behavioural therapy- Anxiety, Depression, Anger management, Abuse, Inner child trauma therapy, Couples and relationship counselling, Substance and Addiction abuse, Christian counselling or Spiritual and Holistic Care.
My role, as a psychodynamic therapist, is to provide an environment that is confidential and safe. This is why I do what I do. I provide an outside perspective to help you understand how your past influences present behaviours; your use of defences to avoid reality and awareness of how unconscious reoccurrence operates in your life. With your assistance my aim is to develop different strategies in making better choices to existing problems and explore beliefs of past feelings, memories. This doesn’t mean all your life is broken, but certain grey areas compromising the relationships you’re having with self and others.
Therapeutic services ranges from DBT,Complex trauma, Behavioural therapy- Anxiety, Depression, Anger management, Abuse, Inner child trauma therapy, Couples and relationship counselling, Substance and Addiction abuse, Christian counselling or Spiritual and Holistic Care.
My role, as a psychodynamic therapist, is to provide an environment that is confidential and safe. This is why I do what I do. I provide an outside perspective to help you understand how your past influences present behaviours; your use of defences to avoid reality and awareness of how unconscious reoccurrence operates in your life. With your assistance my aim is to develop different strategies in making better choices to existing problems and explore beliefs of past feelings, memories. This doesn’t mean all your life is broken, but certain grey areas compromising the relationships you’re having with self and others.
Aleksandra Romana Brzezinska
Psychotherapist, MBACP Accred
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or stuck in difficult patterns? I work with professionals, women, men and students dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. Whether you're juggling work demands, facing emotional exhaustion, or healing from past experiences, I offer a safe, supportive space to help you cope and move forward. My integrative approach combines evidence-based therapies with compassion to support you at your own pace. Together, we’ll build clarity, resilience, and meaningful change.
Free initial consultation available.
Feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, or stuck in difficult patterns? I work with professionals, women, men and students dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. Whether you're juggling work demands, facing emotional exhaustion, or healing from past experiences, I offer a safe, supportive space to help you cope and move forward. My integrative approach combines evidence-based therapies with compassion to support you at your own pace. Together, we’ll build clarity, resilience, and meaningful change.
Free initial consultation available.
Most clients contact us with surface negative symptoms or challenges. Every client is totally unique, therefore our truly one-off, made-to-measure approach is needed and always provided. Most clients help us to slowly identify the real current trigger(s), creating the negative presenting symptoms or challenges. Finally, our last step in helping you gain a positive, confident and happier future, is to discover your deepest root causes, which created the very first trigger(s). To put it simply, our driving force from day one is to help you quickly ensure you gain much improved: thinking, feeling and behaviour.
Most clients contact us with surface negative symptoms or challenges. Every client is totally unique, therefore our truly one-off, made-to-measure approach is needed and always provided. Most clients help us to slowly identify the real current trigger(s), creating the negative presenting symptoms or challenges. Finally, our last step in helping you gain a positive, confident and happier future, is to discover your deepest root causes, which created the very first trigger(s). To put it simply, our driving force from day one is to help you quickly ensure you gain much improved: thinking, feeling and behaviour.
I see individuals, couples & lead a weekly therapy group, too.
Together, we can explore the big stuff: anxiety, burnout, depression, under-confidence, intergenerational trauma, CPTSD, suicidal ideation, and your sexuality, to name a few. Welcome to 'non-conformist' folk, too. Musicians, creatives, expats, and those navigating significant life transitions (grief, LGBTQ+, identity, divorce, menopause, career change).
I see individuals, couples & lead a weekly therapy group, too.
Together, we can explore the big stuff: anxiety, burnout, depression, under-confidence, intergenerational trauma, CPTSD, suicidal ideation, and your sexuality, to name a few. Welcome to 'non-conformist' folk, too. Musicians, creatives, expats, and those navigating significant life transitions (grief, LGBTQ+, identity, divorce, menopause, career change).
I work online and face to face with children, young people and adults as well as couples and families.
I am able to offer counselling on many issues, my areas of experience are bereavement including sudden, traumatic loss and the diagnosis of long term health conditions.
I am a neuro-affirmative and neurodivergent aware counsellor, and have worked with a wide range of neurodivergent people, including Dyslexic, ADHD, autistic and AuDHD for over 20 years.
I work online and face to face with children, young people and adults as well as couples and families.
I am able to offer counselling on many issues, my areas of experience are bereavement including sudden, traumatic loss and the diagnosis of long term health conditions.
I am a neuro-affirmative and neurodivergent aware counsellor, and have worked with a wide range of neurodivergent people, including Dyslexic, ADHD, autistic and AuDHD for over 20 years.
Hi there, Are you ready to make some changes in your life? Do you feel the time has come to address the overwhelming anxieties you are having to deal with? Is a lack of confidence negatively impacting you? Are you living with an eating disorder? Is your bereavement overwhelming? Are you fed up acting like the strong one? Do you need to get in touch with yourself ? Maybe you need a private space to unpack issues and focus on you and your growth. My name is Mia, I have been helping clients since 2005. Knowing that I've been able to support, help and facilitate change to my clients outcomes and outlooks is an amazing privilege.
Hi there, Are you ready to make some changes in your life? Do you feel the time has come to address the overwhelming anxieties you are having to deal with? Is a lack of confidence negatively impacting you? Are you living with an eating disorder? Is your bereavement overwhelming? Are you fed up acting like the strong one? Do you need to get in touch with yourself ? Maybe you need a private space to unpack issues and focus on you and your growth. My name is Mia, I have been helping clients since 2005. Knowing that I've been able to support, help and facilitate change to my clients outcomes and outlooks is an amazing privilege.
I have experience in working with a variety of clients (including children), couples, and a variety of issues including anxiety, stress, depression, relationship, loss, bereavement, trauma, addiction.
Reaching out can be difficult. Maybe you feel stuck, anxious, unsettled, lost your way, or uncomfortable with whom you have become. The difficulties within our lives can change who we are or how we see the world. It can lead to thoughts or behaviours that take us away from who we are, resulting in a feeling of something not being right, struggling to cope or to make sense of things. When entering therapy, our life experiences enter too, and healing occurs within the processing. We will work together to build trust and explore your emotions and thoughts within a non-judgemental and safe environment, working at your own pace.
I have experience in working with a variety of clients (including children), couples, and a variety of issues including anxiety, stress, depression, relationship, loss, bereavement, trauma, addiction.
Reaching out can be difficult. Maybe you feel stuck, anxious, unsettled, lost your way, or uncomfortable with whom you have become. The difficulties within our lives can change who we are or how we see the world. It can lead to thoughts or behaviours that take us away from who we are, resulting in a feeling of something not being right, struggling to cope or to make sense of things. When entering therapy, our life experiences enter too, and healing occurs within the processing. We will work together to build trust and explore your emotions and thoughts within a non-judgemental and safe environment, working at your own pace.
I work with individuals & couples.
No amount of words can ever describe each of us, everyone has different needs, so my way of working is flexible, geared towards what you need from therapy. We will have freedom & flexibility to work in a way that suits you as an individual, working at your pace, in a collaborative way, to identify, explore and work through whatever you bring to therapy.
I work with individuals & couples.
No amount of words can ever describe each of us, everyone has different needs, so my way of working is flexible, geared towards what you need from therapy. We will have freedom & flexibility to work in a way that suits you as an individual, working at your pace, in a collaborative way, to identify, explore and work through whatever you bring to therapy.
I support people navigating relationships - with partners, family, or themselves; and those living through loss in its many forms: death, separation, change.
Even when life looks “fine” on the outside, you might feel anxious, lost, or simply exhausted from holding it all together. You want to breathe again, to understand yourself, not just cope. In our sessions, we create a calm, safe space to explore what feels heavy - with warmth, clarity, and care. Together, we untangle thoughts, meet emotions with compassion, and rediscover confidence and balance. Change doesn’t have to be forced, it begins gently, in conversation, with someone who truly listens. Working with me helps you feel steadier inside, trust your voice, healthier boundaries & move through life with more ease and self-belief.
I support people navigating relationships - with partners, family, or themselves; and those living through loss in its many forms: death, separation, change.
Even when life looks “fine” on the outside, you might feel anxious, lost, or simply exhausted from holding it all together. You want to breathe again, to understand yourself, not just cope. In our sessions, we create a calm, safe space to explore what feels heavy - with warmth, clarity, and care. Together, we untangle thoughts, meet emotions with compassion, and rediscover confidence and balance. Change doesn’t have to be forced, it begins gently, in conversation, with someone who truly listens. Working with me helps you feel steadier inside, trust your voice, healthier boundaries & move through life with more ease and self-belief.
Offering Counselling and Psychotherapy to Individuals and Couples in Huddersfield and online.
My approach is client empowering and trauma informed. I have specialist trauma training. Currently I am working closely with maternal issues such as pre and post natal anxiety and depression, perinatal OCD and birth trauma.
Couples Counselling is a space to allow couples to develop skills to talk and return to love.
Offering Counselling and Psychotherapy to Individuals and Couples in Huddersfield and online.
My approach is client empowering and trauma informed. I have specialist trauma training. Currently I am working closely with maternal issues such as pre and post natal anxiety and depression, perinatal OCD and birth trauma.
Couples Counselling is a space to allow couples to develop skills to talk and return to love.
There are many reasons for considering therapy. Maybe you’re feeling lost or facing a personal crisis. Perhaps you’re struggling for purpose or meaning in your life? Or wanting to modify your behaviours or change destructive patterns. Therapy can support you as you explore your relationship with the world, helping you move from where you are now to where you want to be.
There are many reasons for considering therapy. Maybe you’re feeling lost or facing a personal crisis. Perhaps you’re struggling for purpose or meaning in your life? Or wanting to modify your behaviours or change destructive patterns. Therapy can support you as you explore your relationship with the world, helping you move from where you are now to where you want to be.
I’m a York based psychotherapist, offering face to face and online therapy for individuals and couples.
I am trained in Transactional Analysis (TA) which is aimed at promoting personal change and growth. I aim to raise clients self confidence, self esteem and manage relationships. I provide support for ADHD and have a particular interest in working with clients on issues of childhood trauma, anxiety, self esteem, domestic abuse, sexual abuse and bereavement.
I’m a York based psychotherapist, offering face to face and online therapy for individuals and couples.
I am trained in Transactional Analysis (TA) which is aimed at promoting personal change and growth. I aim to raise clients self confidence, self esteem and manage relationships. I provide support for ADHD and have a particular interest in working with clients on issues of childhood trauma, anxiety, self esteem, domestic abuse, sexual abuse and bereavement.
My experiences with peri-menopause, divorce, and a narcissistic partner have deepened my empathy and insight, enabling me to support clients through these difficult life challenges and working together to help you navigate your own path.
I am a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor with a deep passion for supporting others on their journey toward healing, self-discovery, and resilience. My professional practice is enriched by my own lived experiences, which have given me a compassionate understanding of the many challenges life can bring.
My approach is centred on creating a safe, empathetic space where clients feel truly heard and accepted without judgment. I work collaboratively, respecting each person’s individuality and inner capacity for growth. Alongside counselling, I also draw on holistic practices such as breathwork and gentle movement, (yoga).
My experiences with peri-menopause, divorce, and a narcissistic partner have deepened my empathy and insight, enabling me to support clients through these difficult life challenges and working together to help you navigate your own path.
I am a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor with a deep passion for supporting others on their journey toward healing, self-discovery, and resilience. My professional practice is enriched by my own lived experiences, which have given me a compassionate understanding of the many challenges life can bring.
My approach is centred on creating a safe, empathetic space where clients feel truly heard and accepted without judgment. I work collaboratively, respecting each person’s individuality and inner capacity for growth. Alongside counselling, I also draw on holistic practices such as breathwork and gentle movement, (yoga).
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 22 years’ experience in the NHS secondary care adult mental health services and in private practice. I am experienced in providing psychological therapy to individuals across a wide range of distress, including anxiety/mood problems, relational difficulties and the impact of childhood trauma. I have a particular interest in trauma, shame-base difficulties and perinatal issues. I have professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulatory body for Practitioner Psychologists.
I am a Clinical Psychologist with 22 years’ experience in the NHS secondary care adult mental health services and in private practice. I am experienced in providing psychological therapy to individuals across a wide range of distress, including anxiety/mood problems, relational difficulties and the impact of childhood trauma. I have a particular interest in trauma, shame-base difficulties and perinatal issues. I have professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulatory body for Practitioner Psychologists.
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.