COUPLES THERAPY AND RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING IN BATH

For couples who feel stuck in repeated arguments, emotional distance, shutdown, loss of trust or disconnection.

I offer couples therapy and relationship counselling in Bath for partners who want to understand what keeps happening between them and begin relating in a more honest, connected and respectful way.

Many couples come to therapy when the same conversations keep turning into conflict, silence, criticism, defensiveness or withdrawal. You may still care deeply about one another, but feel caught in patterns that neither of you fully understand or know how to change.

My work offers a focused therapeutic space to slow these patterns down, understand what happens between you, and begin practising different ways of communicating, repairing and reconnecting.

HOW I CAN HELP

I work with couples experiencing:

• Repeated arguments and communication difficulties

• Emotional distance, shutdown or avoidance

• Loss of intimacy, desire or sexual connection

• Betrayal, infidelity or loss of trust

• Parenting, work or life-stage pressures

• Resentment, criticism or defensiveness

• Difficulties with boundaries, accountability or repair

• Uncertainty about the future of the relationship

The focus is not on deciding who is right or wrong. The work is about understanding the relational pattern, recognising each partner’s contribution, and developing the skills needed for more mature, respectful and connected relating.

COUPLES THERAPY

Couples therapy is usually offered weekly or fortnightly, with sessions typically lasting 90 minutes. This gives enough space for both partners to be heard while allowing time to explore relational patterns and dynamics in depth.

My couples work is primarily informed by Relational Life Therapy, alongside my background in Humanistic Integrative Psychotherapy and other relationship-focused approaches.

COUPLES INTENSIVES

For some couples, weekly or fortnightly therapy can feel too interrupted for the level of distress or complexity they are facing.

Couples Intensives offer a more focused one-day, two-day or three-day therapeutic format for partners who want dedicated time to work on what keeps happening between them.

This format may be helpful where couples want a more uninterrupted space to understand repeated patterns, explore difficult conversations, and begin working with the relationship more intensively.

SEXUAL AND INTIMACY CHALLENGES

I also support couples with sexual and intimacy difficulties, including loss of desire, avoidance, shame, performance pressure, disconnection, or difficulty talking about sex and pleasure.

This part of my work is informed by Passion & Presence® by Maci Daye, a mindful, body-based and experiential approach to intimacy and erotic connection.

ABOUT ME

I am Stanka Krnacova, a UKCP-accredited psychotherapist and Certified Relational Life Therapy practitioner.

I offer a warm, active and relational approach. I will not simply sit back while couples repeat the same argument in the room. Together, we look at what happens between you in real time, how each of you protects yourself, and what may need to change for the relationship to become more honest, respectful and connected.

Sessions are available in person in Bath and online.

BEGIN WITH A CONSULTATION

I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can briefly explore what you are looking for and whether working together feels like the right fit.

For couples who are ready to begin more fully, I also offer a 90-minute initial consultation, available in person or online.