Chichester Couples Counsellor, Separation Counsellor, Relationship Specialist and Pre-Nuptial Coach

My name is Lesley Downs. I’m a Couples Counsellor, Relationship Coach, Separation Counsellor and Pre-Nuptial Coach working from my private practice based in Chichester. I specialise in enabling my clients to achieve what they want to achieve for themselves and their relationships, past, present and future.

So, whilst you are here reading this page, I’m wondering what it is that is on your wish list?

Perhaps you are a couple that have some relationship issues and would like to work on improving things; get a better understanding of each other’s needs, be more loving and caring to each other, more passionate, put the magic back into your relationship?

Or maybe you’re wondering whether to go your separate ways, possibly you have already separated, and you’re heading towards divorce, feeling very unsure of the future and as though you need some support to get you through.

As well as being a Relationship Counsellor/Coach, I am also a Resolution trained Family Consultant who can work with you to help you through the emotional trauma of separation.

In addition with my Separation Counsellor hat on, I can work with you both to think about the future of your family, Co-Parenting can be tricky, there are so many things to think about, real Co-Parenting is so much more than just deciding where the children will live and who will see them when.  It’s about sharing information, being able to communicate effectively, being able to compromise and work together to achieve the best possible scenario for your family.

Maybe as an individual, you are looking for a counsellor/therapist/coach to help you to get from where you are now to where you want to be, someone who will listen, ask lots of questions, help you to decide on your goals and develop a step by step plan to move you forward in the right direction. After all it’s hard doing it all on your own, especially if you’re feeling a bit stressed, overwhelmed or anxious.

Possibly you’re reading this because you are part of a family that is struggling at the moment, and feel that you need some outside help to enable you to communicate better together, be less confrontational, more family focused, able to recognise the impact of past traumas and concentrate on putting together future solutions.

Perhaps you are a couple who are just about to get married or move in together and you want to start this new adventure from the best, most solid base possible.  I can share some tools with you that will help you to communicate in a way that enables you both to feel really listened to and heard.  I can show you strategies for stopping arguments in their tracks and help you to become more aware of your own and your partners needs.  I will show you how to have a conscious relationship together rather than a functional one.  After all, as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure!!

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How can working with Lesley help?

For Pre-Nuptials