Relationship advice & insights.
I'm Mark Ryan, a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and NCPS Accredited Relationship Therapist working with relationships, couples, individuals, and polycules across London. This is where I write about the things that come up most often in the therapy room; jealousy, coming out to a partner, separation, sex and intimacy, and the ordinary arguments that usually aren't about what they first appear to be about.
Some of what's here is written for couples working through something together. Some of it is for one person trying to make sense of their own experience before bringing a partner into it. All of it is grounded in research and real clinical practice, not generic advice dressed up as insight.
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- Attachment 10
- Communication and conflict 20
- Couples therapy London 111
- Emotional Abuse 4
- Individual therapy London 2
- Infidelity & Betrayal 7
- Jealousy 3
- LGBTQIA Therapy 20
- Labels 4
- Mental Health and Wellbeing 20
- Money and Relationships 3
- Neurodiversity and Relationships 6
- Non-Monogamy and Open Relationships 9
- Parenting 9
- Relationship therapy London 109
- Seasonal 5
- Separation and Divorce 14
- Sex and Intimacy 14
- Single Session Therapy 3
- Summer 4
- Trust and Repair 9
Can a Relationship Survive an Affair?
A London relationship therapist on whether a relationship can survive an affair, what research shows about recovery, and how both partners can rebuild.
Why Do People Cheat? What Is Behind an Affair
A London relationship therapist on why people cheat, what research shows about affairs, and how to hold compassion and accountability together.
I Just Found Out My Partner Cheated, The First Two Weeks
What to do, and what not to rush, in the first two weeks after discovering an affair. A London relationship therapist on getting through the acute stage.
Emotional Affairs and Why They Hurt
Why an emotional affair can hurt as much as a physical one, and why nothing happened doesn't mean nothing went wrong. A London relationship therapist explains.
Affairs and Betrayals: A Year Later, What Does Healing Look Like?
It's been a year since the affair. What healing looks like at this point, and why it isn't the same as going back to normal. A London relationship therapist explains.
Summer and Infidelity: What the Research Actually Says
Online claims about summer affairs are often overstated. A London relationship therapist on what the research really shows, and what it does and doesn't mean.
After Betrayal: How Couples Can Heal from Infidelity and Rebuild Trust
If your relationship has been rocked by infidelity, you need honest guidance. A BACP Accredited London therapist on what recovery actually involves.