ABOUT RELATIONSHIP KNOWLEDGE

I do not offer relationship advice, I offer relationship knowledge:

I am a psychodynamic relationship and corporate therapist and educator. I have had a private practice for the past 25 years. My training involved a rigorous 4.5 years relationship therapy training involving 450 supervised voluntary counselling hours.

Having also studied clinical psychology and holding a Bachelor of Arts degree from South Africa, where I was brought up, I then left for London and qualified as an adult education teacher. This led me to teaching in various adult education colleges, in Prisons, a London hospital, and mentoring in various schools in London.

A few years later, I trained as a relationship therapist at London Marriage Guidance Council, and being handed a private practice, I developed a step-by-step relationship knowledge system for my clients, which explains exactly how and why we choose our personal and business partners.

My system does not offer relationship advice rather it offers relationship knowledge. And this is what makes me different. I understand how adults learn. And how I’ve packaged this knowledge, enables people to think differently and it helps them understand the importance of creating a good foundation especially, if they wish to start a family.

Relationships are risky, and I teach people how to reduce this risk. I teach them how to choose partners with their eyes wide open – not shut. And I also offer tools and techniques that provide a better and deeper understanding so that people can work towards healing or improving their relationships as is deemed necessary.

This step-by-step relationship system also refers to the issues that a couple would normally have to address during therapy and it attracts readers who are trainee therapists. And herein lies its educational value.

Furthermore, whilst studying at university, I not only volunteered in a children’s home, I also worked in a private detective agency set up by a friend. These experiences became important foundations, as I began to look for clues as to why some people thrive, whilst others struggle with trust or intimacy issues, due to either having been abandoned or emotionally smothered in childhood and so on.

Indeed, throughout all my experiences, my training and via my observations, I witnessed a number of issues which I have decided to share, so that others may benefit as well.

I have also written various articles for The Independent’s ConversationsIndy100, Thrive Global, Medium and Linkedin.

And a few years ago, I was interviewed by the Independent’s Conversations Indy100. Links to these can be found in the website’s menu.

Now I also offer Corporate Therapy:

We bring who we are to the office every day. This is because we cannot leave aspects of ourselves behind. As a result, self-awareness is important as we bring with us our childhood issues and what we learnt from our families with us, into the office. What careers we choose and how we interact with colleagues and so on, then becomes a mirror for who we have become in adulthood. Not understanding this, can sometimes hinder progress. This is why I decided to share this information so that others can gain better tools and knowledge to suit their life goals. This information can also be found in my step-by-step relationship knowledge system (see menu).