At some point, many couples face difficulties in their relationship. With over 25-years experience, I specialise in helping couples overcome relationship challenges.

Read below to find out more and book your free 30-minute consultation.


How Couples Therapy Will Help You

  • Have a safe, supportive space to talk openly without judgement.
  • Break the cycle of repeated misunderstandings and arguments.
  • Learn practical communication tools so that you can feel heard and understood
  • Receive professional guidance to work through painful issues so you can begin rebuilding trust in your relationship.
  • Regain the intimacy and emotional connection that you once had.
  • Find effective ways to manage external pressures, like family and work stress.
  • Navigate life changes (e.g. parenthood, relocation, retirement)

Couples Therapy For Expats

Couples Counselling Costa del Sol

As an expat myself, I understand that while starting a new life together can be a wonderful adventure, it also brings its own challenges to your relationship.

And, as a couples therapist with a great deal of experience helping expat couples, I have a deep understanding of the specific needs and additional challenges that you may be facing.

Here's what expat couples tell me. Maybe you relate?

  • 'Dealing with bureaucracy can be stressful, and we end up tense and arguing.'
  • 'Being constantly together can be challenging, particularly as we don't have the support network we once had.'
  • 'One of us is more settled - the other is homesick and unhappy. '
  • 'We envisioned a dream life and business, but we're constantly tired, stressed, and arguing, with no time for our relationship.'
  • 'We thought we'd leave all our problems behind, but we've brought them with us' 
  • 'We've been expats for a while now - but we've never really got past the relationship problems that came up when we first relocated.'
  • 'Now that we've retired we don't know how to be around each other. We've lost the ease and intimacy.'
Whether you've been expats for a while or this is a new chapter in your lives, you've been brave enough to seek new horizons. 
Now it's time to explore new horizons for your relationship.

How Couples Therapy Works 

Session Times

My couples Sessions are for 1 hour and 15 minutes. This is longer than the standard, but in my experience, longer sessions work better for couples as it provides enough space and time for both of you.

We generally meet weekly, though I can be flexible to your needs.

Sessions are online via Zoom or WhatsApp video.

Option One: 12 Sessions

Couples therapy always works best in blocks of sessions. This is because you're committing to a meaningful journey with clear goals. It allows you to explore and understand the deeper dynamics of your relationship; ultimately helping you create lasting change. (Includes free consultation.)

Set clear focus and goals for your relationship

Identify your blocks and resolve recurring patterns

Manage difficult emotions such as anger, resentment, insecurity and rejection

Build skills to improve communication

Learn strategies to rebuild connection and deepen intimacy

Create guidelines to handle future challenges together

12 x 75-minute couples therapy sessions

Includes free 30-minute consultation

€2,475  plus **IVA

Pay in one or two instalments (no extra charge)

**VAT waived if paying via a registered business in UK or anywhere ouside of Europe

Sessions are online via Zoom or WhatsApp video.


Resources

All clients have the option to get free access to my dedicated tools and resources: 

Videos 

Audios

Worksheets and Templates

These resources are invaluable in applying and practising what you learn in sessions so that you can see real and lasting change in your relationship.

Plus: Get your free pdf guide on How To Choose The Right Therapist here

Option Two: Single Session

If you're experiencing a crisis and overwhelming emotions such as anger, I can offer you a single session to alleviate your current stress and restore calm. This will give you clarity to see how the therapy process can help you, before booking a block of sessions to help you move forward in your relationship.


1 x 75-minute couples therapy session.

€208 plus **IVA

*VAT waived if paying via a registered business in UK or anywhere ouside of Europe

Closer than we've been in years

We had drifted into living a life in parallel but never really truly together.


We were at the point of deciding to part company but you helped us recover the love we both knew deep down that we wanted.

Thank you Marléne

All I can say is thank you for helping us save our relationship. You certainly know your stuff!

Highly skilled couples Therapist

Marléne helped us see through the destructive patterns that we were playing out, and learn how to communicate in a way that means we don't hurt each other, we just get closer.

Single Session

1 x 75-minute couples therapy session specifically tailored to alleviate crisis and overwhelming emotions such as anger


€208 plus **IVA (or currency equivalent)


6 Sessions

6 x 75-minute couples therapy sessions.

Includes free 30-minute consultation


€1,249  plus **IVA (or currency equivalent)


12 Sessions

12 x 75-minute couples therapy sessions.

Includes free 30-minute consultation


€2,475  plus **IVA (or currency equivalent)




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Online couples therapy serving English speaking couples in Portugal and across Europe

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