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Online Relationship Therapy in English

Relationship distress often touches more than the current conflict. It can reactivate older experiences of closeness, rejection, dependency or loss, which is why the present situation may feel so powerful.

Private-pay therapy – usually without a long wait.Sessions cost €100 for 45 minutes and are paid by bank transfer in advance.
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International enquiries are welcome. Before an appointment is agreed, availability is confirmed according to the rules that apply where you will be located during the session.

Possible signs

When closeness is both support and strain

Individual therapy can help you clarify a relationship situation even when the other person does not participate or is not ready to change.

Understanding the difficulty

Current dynamics and earlier attachment patterns

In close relationships, we respond not only to what is happening now. Earlier experiences influence how we interpret closeness, tolerate uncertainty and react to conflict. Understanding those influences explains behaviour without excusing everything.

A careful look at communication, body language, expectations and recurring roles helps to untangle the dynamic. The focus is not on assigning blame, but on what you can protect, change or decide.

Therapeutic work

Seeing more clearly and acting more freely

We examine concrete situations, emotions and fears. You learn to distinguish more clearly between observable signals, personal assumptions and older injuries. This can reduce impulsive reactions and change difficult conversations.

Sometimes therapy helps to reshape a relationship. At other times, it supports a necessary boundary or separation. No outcome is prescribed; your values, safety and lived reality remain central.

Professional responsibilityDipl.-Psych. Michèl Nöthen

More than 35 years of psychological experience and six years living and working in the United States. About my qualifications and approach

Frequently asked questions

What you may want to know.

Does my partner need to participate?

No. This offer is for adults in individual sessions. You can work effectively on patterns, reactions and decisions even if the other person does not attend.

Will you tell me whether I should leave?

No. I help you examine information, emotions, values and likely consequences more clearly. The personal decision remains yours.

Are all relationships and sexual orientations welcome?

Yes. Your relationship form, sexual orientation, gender identity, cultural background and personal values are approached with respect and without assumptions.

A first step

Would you like to discuss whether this is right for you?

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In an acute emergency

This practice does not provide emergency care. If you or somebody else is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services or a crisis service where you are located.