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Communication, Conflict resolution, Couples, domestic labour, Relationships
Motivational quote poster. I Want to See What Happens if I Don't Give Up. Chalk text style. Vector Illustration
Motivational quote poster. I Want to See What Happens if I Don't Give Up. Chalk text style. Vector Illustration
22 Aug 2021

Why I annoy my clients into making a serious nuisance of themselves

A recent story I read about a woman who disappeared on her husband for four days in order to make a point reminded me of how far we sometimes need…

Nic Beets
Couples, domestic labour, External Pressures, Relationships
Tired worker mother wearing suit sleeping beside her sleepy daughter on a bed at home
Tired worker mother wearing suit sleeping beside her sleepy daughter on a bed at home
03 Jun 2021

Is the way you are working worth it?

I think there is something very wrong with the fact that, as a relationship therapist, I am having more and more conversations with people about their work lives.  Here's a…

Nic Beets
Communication, Conflict resolution, Relationships
Are you crazy, out your mind. Annoyed and overreacting bothered handsome guy having argument with person making stupid dumb mistake, pointing temples and shouting at friend, quarreling.
Are you crazy, out your mind. Annoyed and overreacting bothered handsome guy having argument with person making stupid dumb mistake, pointing temples and shouting at friend, quarreling.
18 Mar 2021

Dealing with Over-Reaction

HOW TO RESPOND WHEN YOUR PARTNER OVER-REACTS TO OR MISINTERPRETS SOMETHING YOU SAY OR DO It’s frustrating when your partner’s reaction to something you did or said seems out of…

Nic Beets
Communication, Couples, Intimacy
30 Nov 2020

Using Couple Time Effectively

Lots of people have an idea that it’s important to schedule couple time into their busy lives.  Which is great.  If you’re a busy person and something is important to…

Nic Beets
Communication, Couples, Intimacy, Relationships
06 Oct 2020

BOUNDARIES AND INTIMACY

There is a wonderful diagram by Sara Crosby on her Instagram feed @themindgeek that, for some reason, I can't get to reproduce properly here.  It's probably meant to be as…

Nic Beets
Communication, Conflict resolution, Couples, Intimacy, Relationships
Conflict doesn't HAVE to drive us apart
Conflict doesn't HAVE to drive us apart
21 Jul 2020

Conflict, engagement & intimacy

When you get past the "honeymoon" stage of a relationship and start acting on who you really are, what you really want and believe, you are likely to end up…

Nic Beets
Conflict resolution, Couples, domestic labour, emotional labour, Relationships
Homemakers are often overwhelmed by the endlessness of their work and resentful that so much of it is taken for granted
Homemakers are often overwhelmed by the endlessness of their work and resentful that so much of it is taken for granted
02 Jul 2020

Domestic labour,  unseen work, and gender politics

Verity and I often discuss how gender politics in heterosexual couples seem to have got worse over the last 25 years we have been practicing.  More women talk about “his…

Nic Beets
Intimacy, Relationships
07 Jun 2020

Don’t compare your struggles

Are you an Explorer or a Climber? Not all mountain climbers start from the same place   Learning how to be the kind of person who can have a successful…

Nic Beets
Conflict resolution, Relationships
Unresolved issues can linger forever and poison the atmosphere of your relationshp
Unresolved issues can linger forever and poison the atmosphere of your relationshp
07 Jun 2020

Dealing with Past Hurts in Your Relationship

I am all in favour of letting go of the past.  I think couples should let bygones be bygones and “move on” as much as possible.  BUT if you are…

Nic Beets
Communication, Couples, Therapy
The young pair visiting experienced doctor psychologist
The young pair visiting experienced doctor psychologist
03 Nov 2019

Could couple therapy be BETTER than individual therapy?

When you go to therapy or counseling by yourself, it is normally a very positive and supportive experience.   Your therapist is on your side, there for you, in a way…

Nic Beets
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