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Being a parent to teenagers can be a challenging, worrying and sometimes distressing time.  While teenagers are pushing against the system in their search for independence, parents can feel rejected, criticised and confused.  The home may become a battleground with constant power wrangles and high emotion, but this is just a pale reflection of what’s [...]

Making the change from being a couple to being parents isn’t always easy.  It can be difficult to find time for yourselves, your sex life can change, you have to juggle the commitments of work and family and find a way of agreeing on how to bring up the children.
This information aims to help you [...]

Although they can be painful and unpleasant arguments are common in all kinds of relationships.  But disagreements don’t have to end in hostile silence or a screaming match.  Learning ways of handling discussions on emotive topics and looking out for the patterns and triggers in your arguments can really help you improve the situation.
Find out [...]

Relate Plymouth experiences a significant increase in calls in September as couples and families return from their summer holidays in need of help.  The promise of sun, sand and sea can turn into a stressful experience for couples with huge expectations for their two weeks together, whilst families may be unable to please everyone in their [...]

Relate Plymouth are seeking to recruit new counsellors - if you are interested in training please contact the Centre Director in the first instance on 01752 213131 or email relateplymouth@googlemail.com

Relate Plymouth are delighted to announce that we will be offering a telephone counselling service from our Centre on North Hill from July 2010.
This means if you cannot get into the Centre,  you work a difficult shift pattern or you are housebound you can still speak to a counsellor.
More details of this new service to follow shortly.

Relate Plymouth is now offering a CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ) service.  The is a short term psychological treatment based in the idea that negative thinking and behaviour can trigger problems such as depression or panic attacks.
Rather than focussing on past events in your life such as your childhood, CBT focuses mainly on the here and [...]

Therapeutic Mediation is one of a number of new services being offered by Relate Plymouth.  Therapeutic Mediation is an assessment and treatment approach that assists families in dealing with emotional issues in high conflict separation and divorce in order too develop more effective communication, co-operation and co-parenting. 
The basic goals of Therapeutic Mediation are to help parents learn [...]

We are delighted to announce that Relate counselling will be available from the Watermark in Ivybridge from Monday the 1st of March 2010.
Counselling times are 2pm, 3.15, 4.30 and 5.30pm.
To book a confidential appointment please call 01752-213131 or email relateplymouth@googlemail.com