News from Surrey Counselling & Mediation (formerly Relate Mid and East Surrey)

If someone you\’re friends with or related to comes out, it can bring a whole mix of emotions from excitement and pride to confusion and anxiety. It’s likely both you and your loved one are feeling vulnerable, and you want to be there for them during this potentially empowering and challenging time. As part of Pride month,

Grind culture, the deeply held belief that work is the most important thing in the world, has been embedded in collective psyches. We ask children what they want to be when they grow up, normalise working outside of working hours and consume self-made billionaire narratives in the hopes that we can labour our way into

As a relationship therapist, ‘conflict’ and ‘communication’ are words I often hear. Most clients I see come for two reasons – they recognise that something in the relationship isn’t working – and they want change, explains Relate therapist, Sandhya Bhattacharya. Differences (and negotiating them!) are key to any relationship. If partners are from different cultures,

We understand that being a mum can be a transformative experience that often leads to huge changes in our lives and our sense of self. From changes to our bodies and how we spend our time and money to redefining our friendships, romantic relationships and careers, motherhood is about a whole lot more than ‘just’

It can be awkward and scary to do, but talking to a partner about how you\’re feeling about your relationship is the only way to work through whatever you\’re dealing with. Here\’s a couple of tips to help you to have that convo:  Try to focus on your own feelings and not blame them. Using

Almost a quarter of men in the South East think that men should pay the bill on a date New Men’s Heads and Hearts report from Relate and eharmony unpicks complexities of dating and relationships in the 21st century  Almost a quarter of men (24%) in the South East still think the man should pay

Just under a quarter of people in the South East report a decrease in self-esteem compared with pre-pandemic levels Relate Mid-Surrey encourages people to work on loving themselves this Relationships Week (5-11 July)  Just under a quarter (24%) of people living in the South East say their self-esteem has decreasedi compared with pre-pandemic levels. In

Only 18% of those in the South East think society is ok talking about sex in later life Rankin and Relate launch campaign to break age-old taboo   This spring, relationships charity, Relate, has teamed up with renowned British photographer, Rankin, to shine the spotlight on the unseen – sex and intimacy in our later