Relationship therapy Utrecht
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 and EFT. 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.
Relationships often begin full of passion, abandonment and tenderness, but over time this can change. When tensions increase and friction prevails, it can feel as if you are stuck in a vicious circle from which you can no longer escape. In our relationship therapy in Utrecht we help you break these patterns and reconnect.

Together in relationship therapy
Our relationship therapy in Utrecht offers guidance when you have grown apart or intimacy has declined. In therapy you work on breaking negative patterns, improving communication and rediscovering the connection, both emotional and physical.
Our systemic therapists carefully guide you through this process. They take in the different sides of your stories and experiences, allowing new insights and different meaning to emerge, contributing to a renewed connection. With extensive experience in guiding families and couples with conflict and communication problems, they provide the support that helps you overcome obstacles together.
Purpose of relationship therapy
Our aim is to strengthen your relationship into a more powerful and fulfilling bond, in which emotional and physical intimacy, space for personal growth, and respect for each other’s needs and boundaries are central. We help you not only break through limiting patterns, but also build skills that support a healthy and loving relationship.
Whether you ultimately choose to move forward together or separately, we guide you to a place of strength, clarity and emotional balance. This allows you to act from connection, respect and love, no matter what direction you choose. The goal is for you both to develop a deeper understanding of yourselves and each other, offering lasting satisfaction and inner peace, both within the relationship and beyond.
Relationship therapy Utrecht: scientifically proven
We work from a deep specialization in systems therapy. Within our practice, all couples therapists work under expert supervision, with regular intervision and from a shared vision of relationship and family therapy.
As a unique practice in the Netherlands, we combine scientific foundation with an integrative approach in which head, heart and body come together. Thus, we offer therapy of excellent quality, focused on real, lasting connection.
Praktijk de Liefde is an expert in concrete and effective couples therapy based on systemic 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: to build loving, lasting relationships – in the here and now and for generations to come.
Deepen your connection: intimacy and growth
Our couples therapy aims to restore and deepen both emotional and physical intimacy in your relationship.
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 out of balance: 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.
With attention to personal growth, open communication and mutual respect, we create a safe and supportive space in which you feel the freedom to express and connect. Together we work on breaking old, obstructive patterns and developing new ways to tune in to each other.
At Praktijk de Liefde we understand that not always both partners are ready for couples therapy at the same time. You can also start couples therapy individually first. This provides the space to work on your own insights and growth first, after which your partner can join later. In this way, you begin to work on the recovery and connection within your relationship in a safe setting.

Relationship therapy in Utrecht: scientifically proven
Our evidence-based approach is carried out by a team of highly trained therapists: NVRG-registered system therapists, and relationship therapists professionally trained at Praktijk de Liefde, from the vision and method of system and relationship therapy. Using a unique combination of head, heart and body, we strengthen relationships and promote mental and emotional health.
Our starting point is systems therapy, an evidence-based approach that has been proven effective. In sessions, we look not only at you as partners and your relationship to yourself, 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 examine who you have become because of these influences and what you really need now. By using different methods, we always find a solid starting point to start the restoration of your relationship in a powerful and purposeful way.
By using different methods, we always find a solid starting point to start the recovery of your relationship in a powerful and purposeful way.
Systemic therapy is a scientifically based method; research shows that systemic therapy works.
Make an appointment?
We recommend starting with a comprehensive intake. In this conversation we take the time to get a complete picture of your request for help and specific needs. You can experience whether there is a good click with the therapist, and you will notice that from the very first session you are already actively engaged in your process. During the intake you will immediately gain insight into the first steps we can take together, so you will feel that the change has already begun. This intake not only provides a basis for an in-depth, personal approach, but also forms a flying start in your process. This way we ensure that you immediately get one step closer to your goals and desired change.
Prefer to meet first and get an impression of our approach? Then we offer an introductory conversation of 20 minutes. At Praktijk de Liefde we ask a fee for the introductory talk, so that we can start with attention and quality from the beginning.
We are the only practice in the Netherlands with such a strong specialization in systemic therapy. You can come to us immediately, without a waiting list. Sessions are available both during the day and in the evening.
Do you have any questions? Call or make an appointment directly through our booking system.
We will get back to you as soon as possible to discuss your needs and expectations and make the best start together.