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Covid-19 UPDATE...
As a national counselling organisation, The Spark recognises that the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Scotland is causing increased anxiety and stress about health, employment and isolation, and the impact these will have on the future for family and friends.
To ensure that we can continue to support adult, children and young people in these difficult times, we have expanded our existing online and telephone counselling services.
Like many other businesses we have closed our offices and we have moved to home working to protect our colleagues and clients. However, it is business as usual – we have a dedicated team of experienced Online Counsellors who are able to provide a professional online counselling service either by phone or video through ZOOM.
To find out more or make an appointment contact us online or freephone 0808 802 0050 during our operating hours.
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Marriage counselling or marriage guidance counselling as it is sometimes known is a form of relationship counselling.
The focus of marriage counselling is to improve communication between spouses and address specific issues that are causing relationship problems. The Spark is a leading provider of online marriage counselling, having been established in 1965 as a marriage counselling provider.
How online marriage counselling can help your relationship
Marriage counselling aims to provide couples with the chance to examine in depth the relationship issues that are causing problems. Communication issues, major life events and the general challenges of maintaining a happy marriage are common reasons for couples to seek marriage therapy.
Why try marriage counselling?
The motivations to try counselling are specific to each relationship however there are a number of common issues:
- Communication problems
- Trust, jealousy and infidelity issues within a marriage
- Major life events like starting a family, infertility, bereavement and redundancy
- Financial issues
- Parenting challenges
- Family conflict
- Losing your connection as a couple/ falling out of love with each other.
Counselling focuses on establishing a safe, non-judgemental space where a couple can talk openly about the issues troubling them.
In counselling all perspectives are valid and by working with an impartial, supportive counsellor couples can begin to explore and understand their own feelings and emotions.
Counselling is not just for relationships in crisis
Marriage counselling is not exclusively for marriage breakdown or relationships in crisis. Married couples are increasingly using therapy as a way to guard against relationship issues escalating. At The Spark, we highly recommend addressing issues in any marriage early before they become major problems.
What to expect from online marriage counselling
A popular misconception is that marriage counselling involves a counsellor advising a couple on what to do and how to ‘fix’ their marriage problems. A marriage counsellor will never judge your circumstances or dictate how to progress your relationship. Online marriage therapy is a process where an impartial counsellor will help to facilitate communication and guide a couple to their own conclusions.
What is the cost of The Spark counselling?
There is a £10.00 registration fee which is non-refundable however this ensures you are offered the next available appointment based on your preferences such as the type of counselling and location.
The cost of the counselling with The Spark varies depending on the service and location. No client is ever refused access to The Spark’s services for financial reasons.
FAQ's...
Please see https://www.thespark.org.uk/about-us/the-spark-faq.
Make an enquiry about marriage counselling online at https://www.thespark.org.uk/relationship-support-for-couples-individuals/marriage-counselling or freephone 0808 802 2088.
