Olivia Rowlatt

Sex and Relationship Therapist (COSRT Accredited)

Blog

Step families

Step families can be complicated. When families “blend” to create stepfamilies, things rarely progress smoothly. Trying to make space for everyone can seem like a impossible conundrum. Often children resist changes. Parents can become frustrated when the new family doesn’t function like their previous family. Changes to family structure require adjustment time for everyone involved. …

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Mindful touch

What is mindful touch? Touch is communication on the most basic level. Touch is a necessity throughout life. It sustains emotionally and physically. Touch is about how you relate to yourself. Mindful touch is paying attention to sensations, emotions, physical experiences, thoughts in the moment of touching. Try this simple exercise: Take one hand in …

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Having a baby

How does having a baby change your life? Having a baby alters the dynamics of your relationship.As a couple you only have each other to be concerned about. Suddenly you have a vulnerable little person who will be with you for the next 18 years. Add in lack of sleep, and 24/7 demands from a …

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Infidelity

Can you rebuild your relationship after an affair? If your partner has been unfaithful, your world has been turned upside down. You feel hurt and angry. You might wonder whether your life together has been a lie. Will you ever be able to trust your partner again? If you have had an affair, you may …

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About desire

Couple counselling and sex therapy can help you explore concerns about desire. Maybe you hardly ever think about sex. Does  your partner want to have sex a lot more often than you? Or perhaps you spend a lot of time thinking about sex. For example looking at internet porn, engaging in cybersex or having sex …

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My couple counselling blog

Welcome to the launch of my couple counselling blog and website!! Check in here for relationship tips, and relationship counselling and psychosexual therapy information. Please look around my website and let me know what you think.