Relationship Therapy Haarlem: human and effective
Our evidence-based approach is carried out by a team of highly trained therapists, registered with the NVRG or professionally trained within Praktijk de Liefde. We work from a shared vision and method of system and relationship therapy. With a unique combination of head, heart and body, we strengthen relationships and promote mental and emotional health.
As the only practice in the Netherlands with this specialization, we offer immediate help, without a waiting list. After only 4 to 8 sessions, we often realize lasting improvement by restoring connection and making conscious choices.
We build loving, lasting relationships – in the here and now and for generations to come.
Are you arguing more and more often? Do conversations get bogged down and sometimes escalate? Do you miss the intimacy of the past? Are there doubts about continuing together or do you want to be together but don't know how? The therapists at Praktijk de Liefde help you step by step through this process.
Therapy in Haarlem for your relationship: concrete, humane and effective
Are you fighting more and more often, are you stuck in conversations or have you grown apart? Is the intimacy that used to be there missing? Stagnating in your relationship, experiencing difficulties between you and your partner; these things happen and they are not strange at all.
Relationship therapy brings you closer together again by exploring where the misunderstandings arise and what you both need. In addition, couples therapy contributes to your mental and emotional health by providing insight into the patterns that affect your well-being.
Our unique approach combines head, heart and body – symbolizing thinking, feeling and acting. In relationships, these elements often become unbalanced: your head may be overflowing with stress, your heart feels closed off, and your body reacts with tension. By bringing these three back into harmony, we create space for real contact – with yourself and with your partner.
Relationship therapy breaks patterns
With couples therapy you break through old patterns, develop a better understanding of each other and improve intimacy and sexuality. In this way the connection grows and at the same time there is room for independence. In addition, couples therapy contributes to your mental and emotional health by providing insight into the patterns that affect your well-being.
During sessions and at home, you will work on connection, understanding, intimacy and sexuality.
Our goal is to build your relationship into a more powerful and fulfilling connection that focuses on intimacy, space for personal growth and respect for each other’s needs and boundaries.
Making sure the love relationship lasts no matter what, that is not the goal. We want to make your relationship stronger, together or apart.
Have any questions? Call or schedule an appointment directly through our booking system.
The goal and our approach
The goal of therapy is for both of you to come out of this process stronger, whether you move forward together or each choose your own path. We work to deepen mutual understanding, improve communication, and restore both emotional and physical intimacy.
With a unique integration of cognitive insights, emotional connection and physical intimacy, we deepen and strengthen relationships, improving not only the relationship but also overall mental and emotional health.
In the sessions, we look not only at you as partners and your relationship to yourselves, but at the entire system in which you function: the family of origin and the influence of important people in your lives, both past and present. We explore who you have become because of these influences and what you really need now.
At Practice Love, we understand that not always both partners are ready for couples therapy at the same time. It can be valuable to start individually first, to take steps on your own and get clarity about your own needs and desires in the relationship. In this process we work together on your personal insights and growth, and your partner can join at a later time.
This way you can safely and quietly begin the first steps in the process of connection and recovery, in a way that suits both of you.
Evidence-based approach
Our starting point is systems therapy, an evidence-based approach proven effective in promoting healthy relationships and resolving all relational issues. This evidence-based method focuses on exploring and improving the dynamics within relationships and families, focusing on underlying patterns and interactions. Our starting point is systemic therapy, an evidence-based approach that has been proven effective.
Praktijk de Liefde is an expert in concrete and effective relationship therapy based on systems therapy. Systemic therapy is an evidence-based method; research shows that systemic therapy works. This approach has proven to be particularly effective in restoring loving connections and strengthening relationships.
At Praktijk de Liefde, development and personal attention are central – in a safe and professional environment where both clients and therapists can grow. Our mission: building loving, lasting relationships – in the here and now and for generations to come
Have any questions? Call or schedule an appointment directly through our booking system.
Relationship therapy Haarlem: how does it work?
We start with an intake to determine whether there is a good click, which is essential for a relaxed and open conversation in which you can freely share your thoughts. In this intake we identify your help request, needs and expectations and discuss the main elements we will focus on during therapy:
- Communication: We work on improving communication skills so that you can truly hear, understand and respect each other.
- Mutual understanding: Understanding each other’s experiences and needs creates greater understanding and compassion within the relationship.
- Intimacy and connection: We help restore and deepen both emotional and physical intimacy so that you can experience a deeper connection.
- Patterns and personal growth: Together we explore patterns that may be holding you back and create space for personal development and respect for each other’s boundaries.
Based on this intake, we discuss how we will structure treatment. Once treatment begins, we strive to get to the heart of the relationship issues quickly. Usually 4 to 8 sessions of 65 minutes are sufficient to achieve lasting improvement in the relationship.
