Counselling - Supervision - TRAINING
Relationship Therapy
Support for people who wish to improve communication and foster healthier relationships
Welcome, and thank you for visiting the Next Chapter Relationship Therapy Page
Building and maintaining healthy relationships with the people around you isn't always easy.
Tough experiences and differing priorities can mean relating becomes strained, less productive or non-existent.
Maybe you feel like you're going over the same things time and time again, and nothing seems to change.
Add to this the pain of bereavements, betrayals, stress, disappointed hopes and the constant distraction of balancing work and home commitments.
Relationships can become neglected and connections can feel distant or fractious.
At Next Chapter Matthew supports clients who wish to improve their relationships by opening channels of honest communication.
This allows clients the space and time to be heard and better understood . Relating more openly means clients have the opportunity to explore their thoughts and feelings together, to help discover the right way forward.
Relationship therapy can be useful for:
- Couples in intimate relationships
- Engaged couples wanting to create a strong foundation for commitment
- Family members
- Work colleagues
- Friends
Qualifications / Certifications
- Certificate in Couples & Relationship Therapy CORST (Level 5) - March 2024
- Brief Solution Focused Therapy - March 2023
- Understanding Your Bereavement - Cruse Bereavement Support 2022
- Level 4 Diploma in Counselling - Leeds City College January 2022
- Online & Telephone Counselling Certificate – Counselling Tutor 2020
- Working with Loss & Grief - Bradford Bereavement Support 2020
- BA(Hons)English Literature - University of Central Lancashire 2017
- DipHE Journalism - University of Central Lancashire 2005
NHS Mandatory Training (This training is regularly updated and re-certified)
- Equality, Diversity and Human Rights (UK CSTF)
- Health, Safety and Welfare (UK CSTF)
- Dementia Awareness (Health Education England)
- Preventing Radicalisation (UK CSTF)
- Safeguarding Children (UK CSTF)
- Safeguarding Adults (UK CSTF)
Experience
- Counsellor at Next Chapter Counselling - Jan 2022 to present. Providing individual and relationship counselling services with people across the UK.
- Volunteer Counsellor at Inspirational Counselling Ltd - 2019 - 2021. Offering therapy to clients on low-income, Employee Assistance Programmes & insurance packages
- Volunteer Counsellor at Bradford Bereavement Support - 2020
- Non-clinical work at Aire Court Community Unit, Middleton, Leeds - 2012 - 2018 - Working with a variety of service users diagnosed with severe and enduring mental health issues, learning disabilities and autism.
My location
Matt has an office in Morley, Leeds, which has been specifically built for counselling. It is therefore a calm, quiet and private space. The office lighting is diffused and the temperature is easily adjusted.
The office is a 10 minute walk from both Morley train station and Morley town centre.
There is a toilet next to the counselling room and drinking water is provided.
The counselling room in located down a sloped driveway. There is a door threshold to enter the room, which may cause a problem for clients using wheelchairs. Please contact me for more details about accessibility.
Fees & availability
Matthew can have appointments available during the daytime and evenings.
Relationship Therapy sessions are 60 minutes, usually taking place on a weekly basis, and cost £60 per session.
Longer sessions can be arranged, please get in touch to discuss the options.
Get in touch
Please fill in this form with a brief outline of your enquiry. Remember to include either a telephone number or email address we can reach you on.
You can also call Matthew on 07868 212180 if you would prefer to leave a voice message or speak to him first.
Matthew is happy to offer a 10 minute initial conversation to discuss your enquiry.
I look forward to hearing from you and getting started.
Sally-Anne Armitage MA Psych, MBACP (Accred), BA (Hons), PG. Dip Sup, Dip. Couns, P.G.C.E
Matthew Armitage BA (Hons), Dip.HE, Dip.Couns MBACP, COSRT
