Our relationships are the place where we are most ourselves and most vulnerable. When they are difficult, the effects spread into every part of life. Individual relationship counselling in Newcastle helps you understand your own patterns and build the capacity for deeper, more secure connections.
Errikos Kotzakioulafis is a BACP registered counsellor working with individuals on relationship difficulties, attachment, communication and intimacy. Sessions are fully LGBTQ+ affirming. In-person in Gosforth and online.
Relationship counselling is for anyone who wants to understand their patterns better, regardless of whether they are in a relationship right now.
Repeated arguments that go in circles, feeling chronically unheard, shutting down or finding it difficult to express needs clearly and safely.
Anxiety in relationships, fear of abandonment, clinging or emotional unavailability. Read about the four attachment styles and anxious attachment.
Processing separation or divorce, understanding what happened and working through the grief of a relationship ending.
Conflict with parents, adult children or siblings, estrangement, or navigating co-parenting after separation.
Feeling disconnected from a partner, struggling with emotional or physical closeness, or patterns that create distance over time.
Chronic difficulty saying no, prioritising others at the expense of yourself, or a pattern of relationships that feel unequal.
Sessions focus on you as an individual. We explore the patterns you bring to relationships, often rooted in early attachment experiences, and how they affect the way you connect with others today. You do not need to be in a relationship to benefit.
Drawing on psychodynamic therapy, integrative counselling and ACT, we work to understand your relational patterns and build the capacity for more secure, fulfilling connections. The focus is always on what you can change, which is your own understanding and responses.
Sessions are fully LGBTQ+ affirming. Errikos works with people of all relationship structures, identities and orientations without judgement. Read more about the four attachment styles and how understanding yours can shift patterns that have repeated throughout your relationships.
Each person's relational history is different, so sessions are tailored to your specific experiences and goals.
Explores how your early experiences of being cared for shaped your attachment style, and what that means for how you relate to others now. Read about anxious attachment.
Looks beneath the surface of relationship patterns to explore the unconscious beliefs, defences and histories that shape them.
Builds psychological flexibility and helps you act from your values in relationships, even when difficult feelings are present.
No. Individual relationship counselling focuses on your own patterns, needs and responses. Changing how you show up in relationships can shift the dynamic significantly, regardless of whether a partner is involved.
Yes. Understanding what happened, processing the grief of a breakdown, and exploring your relational patterns is valuable at any stage.
Attachment styles are patterns of relating to others formed in early childhood. Read about the four attachment styles to understand more.
Yes. All sessions are fully LGBTQ+ affirming. Errikos works with people of all relationship structures and identities without judgement.
Whether you are in a difficult relationship, recovering from one, or simply want to understand your patterns better, therapy can help. Book a free conversation to find out more.
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