In authentic relationships, the essence & freedom of each person is embraced & enhanced rather than diminished.
— Simone de Beauvoir

Relationships can feel complicated, especially when you consider all of the components involved in relating to others in our lives. If you’re searching for relationship coaching near me, you may already recognize the need for guidance in improving your emotional connection, communication skills, or your overall love life.

A key tenet to both existential psychology & sex therapy is evaluating the relationships that one has with others. With this in mind, relationship coaching is not limited to intimate relationships. It also encompasses how we relate to all human beings in the world (work, family, etc).

My philosophy as a sex therapist & sexologist is to take a stance of curiosity, openness and understanding to view clients’ lived experiences without attributing meanings of my own and to come anew to what clients are experiencing. In session, I encourage both partners to describe their experience in as much detail as possible.

Only when we truly understand each person’s concerns do we begin to uncover the meanings inherent in the current troubles. These meanings are left to emerge naturally from the process, rather than being dragged out into the open through a structured, robotic questioning process. Existential therapists help people to find their own meanings rather than imposing meanings and interpretations on them or providing behavioral procedures that may alleviate the symptom while leaving the core issue intact. Clients are free to articulate themselves in their own language and in doing so make their own connections to the wider context (van Deurzen, 2012).

There are many benefits to this approach, including the ability to break negative patterns and reconnect on a deeper level. Couples therapy with an existential emphasis allows partners to explore how they want to live, what they believe in, and what creative possibilities might exist. It enables them to find a safe place to explore the way in which they are together and for learning to become more loving towards themselves and each other.

This process will often extend to clients becoming clearer in their relationships with those outside of the couple as well. The work consists of inviting each partner to explore, quite intimately and safely, in front of the other, what it is that they want from and understand about life. This involves exploring tensions, misunderstandings, dilemmas, conflicts, contradictions and resentments. The process is one of expressing, recognizing and challenging old assumptions and prejudices and thinking through the consequences of various ways to respond.

We are one of the channels through which life flows. We are a vessel through which life manifests. As such we are always in relation, always in context, always connected to what is around us, always defined by what we associate with. Relationship is essential to our very survival and inspires everything we do.
— Emmy van Deurzen

When we experience difficulties with intimacy, learning to live with these issues whilst loving another can be a whirlwind of challenges and disappointments. Couples who seek therapy are often also open to complementary approaches such as life coaching, which supports them in aligning with their relationship goals both individually and together.

Couples therapy and coaching at Liaison. integrate techniques that help partners understand each other’s love languages, address specific issues, and enhance intimacy, including your sex life. Whether you’re exploring therapeutic support or relationship coaching near me, the path often begins by recognizing that both partners want the same things—understanding, connection, and peace.

At Liaison., I understand that relationships are one of the most challenging aspects of life. Ultimately it is always about finding a new and creative way forward that provides dignity, meaning, purpose and pleasure for everyone involved. It is also about partners becoming more able to tune into themselves and learn to express who they are for the other and with the other. Only then, can they feel free enough to be true partners to each other.

If you're searching for support or easily find yourself saying, "We just don’t connect anymore," working with an amazing coach or couples therapist can help you rediscover each other and rebuild a healthy relationship. 
Embracing the capacity for living together in a loving manner is always the goal. To achieve it, one is often required to explore many different paths. However, the journey always involves mutual respect, reciprocity, mutuality and a fierce commitment to the other's as well as to ones' own well-being.