Couples Therapy in Glasgow

This page brings together registered couples therapists who work online with couples in Glasgow and across Scotland. Working online often suits couples better than a clinic room, because you both join from wherever you are rather than coordinating two trips across the city.

What is couples therapy?

Couples therapy gives two people a structured hour with someone trained to hold both sides at once. The therapist is not there to decide who is right. They are there to slow the conversation down enough that you both hear something new in it.

Couples arrive for all sorts of reasons. The same argument on a loop. An affair. Drifting apart after children. Sex that has stopped. A decision about whether to stay. Some approaches, such as emotionally focused therapy, work on the attachment fears underneath the fighting. Psychosexual therapy addresses sex directly. Systemic and psychodynamic couples work looks at the patterns each of you brought from your own history. Many therapists blend these.

You do not have to be married, and you do not have to be sure you want to stay together. Some couples use therapy to separate more kindly, particularly where children are involved.

Couples therapists available to clients in Glasgow

• 114 therapists working with couples and offering online sessions are accepting new clients.
• 177 list relationship difficulties as a specialism.
• Couples sessions are often longer than individual work, so fees tend to sit higher.

What to expect from couples therapy

The first session is usually longer or more structured than the ones following it. The therapist will ask what brought you now, what the pattern looks like from each side, and what each of you hopes for. Some therapists also offer a shorter individual session with each partner early on. Anything said there is normally brought back into the joint work, and your therapist should be clear about their policy on secrets before you start.

Sessions are often fortnightly rather than weekly, partly for cost and partly to give the work time to land at home. Expect it to feel uncomfortable in the early weeks. Couples therapy tends to surface the thing you have both been avoiding, and the sessions immediately after that are often raw. Most couples work in blocks of eight to twenty sessions.

Related pages

• Therapists and counsellors in Glasgow
• Counselling in Glasgow
• Trauma therapy and EMDR in Glasgow
• CBT therapists in Glasgow
• Anxiety therapy in Glasgow

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does couples therapy cost in Glasgow?

Couples sessions in Scotland commonly run £80 to £150, higher than individual work because sessions are often longer and the training is specialised.

Does couples therapy work online?

Yes, and it removes a practical barrier. Two people with different work patterns often find it easier to log on from separate rooms or the same sofa than to get to a clinic together on a weeknight.

What if my partner will not come?

Individual therapy focused on the relationship is a reasonable alternative. One person changing how they respond shifts the pattern more often than people expect.

Is couples therapy only for people in crisis?

No. Plenty of couples come to sort out a recurring argument or to prepare for a change such as a baby, a move, or a blended family.

Can we do couples therapy if we are thinking of separating?

Yes. Discernment counselling is designed for exactly this, and some therapists work with separating couples to keep the process civil, particularly where co-parenting is involved.

Do you offer marriage counselling specifically?

Marriage counselling and couples therapy describe the same work. Nothing on this page requires you to be married.