Are you looking for some help with your relationship? Maybe you’re finding that you and your partner argue all the time, or things just don’t feel the same as they once did?
It’s totally normal to experience these kinds of difficulties within a relationship, but it doesn’t have to stay this way – there is hope! We believe that couples who pay attention to these early signs of disconnection, and make small changes at this stage, are better equipped to prevent more serious relationship problems that are harder to overcome.
How Can We Help?
Reconnect is a short-term mentoring service, offering 5 sessions with a Support Couple to work on the problems you’re experiencing in your relationship. It’s not counselling, but our Support Couples are trained to listen, offer encouragement and help you take small steps to bring positive change.
What to expect from Reconnect
Step 1 : Initial Enquiry
1. Complete the enquiry form below and Emma (our Relationship Support Lead) will be in touch to go over the basics.
2. Emma will invite you to an initial assessment to help you decide if Reconnect is the way forward for you.
Step 2 : Meet your Support Couple
3. Emma will match you with one of our trained Support Couples and put you in touch with them to arrange your first session.
4. After your first session with your Support Couple, Emma will check in with you to see if you wish to access the four remaining sessions.
5. If you are happy to continue we will offer you 5 sessions in total, with a gap of at least 2 weeks between sessions to give you time to implement some of the concepts and skills you’ve discussed with your Support Couple.
Session Content
The sessions will follow our own bespoke course material that we have developed through working with couples over the last 20 years.
We cover topics such as listening well, conflict styles, and love languages, all with a view to helping you make small changes that will help you reconnect and stay connected to each other.
Make the first step today
Leave your details here and we’ll get back in touch with you
07491 910239
emmamarshall@fmy.org.uk
Frequently Asked Questions
We know it can feel a bit daunting reaching out for help in your relationship, so we’ve put together some of the questions we frequently get in order to put your mind at ease.
What is Reconnect?
Reconnect is a short course held over five sessions for couples wanting to strengthen and invest in their relationship.
What happens in a Reconnect session?
Reconnect sessions are led by a trained Support Couple who guide their client couple through some simple relationship tools, which they can use to communicate and connect with each other in a new way.
Can we meet with the Support Couple for one session and see if we want to continue?
Yes! All couples meet with their Support Couple for an introductory session before deciding if they would like to commit to the next four sessions.
What kind of relationship tools do you look at?
We’re all about communication and connection, so sessions will look at topics such as good listening skills, finding ways to love each other well, communicating well through conflict, and the importance of forgiveness.
Are Reconnect sessions kept confidential?
We take confidentiality very seriously. We would only break confidentiality by sharing information if we were concerned for someone’s safety.
I know a Support Couple on the Reconnect team - would we be placed with them?
No. We want you to feel as comfortable as possible and for your five Reconnect sessions to be a time when you can be anonymous and share as much or as little as you’d like, so we’d make sure you are matched with a Support Couple you don’t know.
Will we have to tell our Support Couple everything?
It’s helpful if you feel you can be honest about your relationship, but you and your partner can decide what to share with your Support Couple.
Where do Reconnect sessions take place?
We’ve found it’s important for couples to meet in a comfortable, private space, away from distractions. For this reason, Reconnect sessions take place at your Support Couple’s home in a space given over for your sessions.
Is there any homework?
A little bit. We believe habits change when we seek to put relationship tools into practice over a period of time. So although your Support Couple won’t be assessing you, to benefit fully from the course we do expect you to allocate some time between sessions to work on the small tasks suggested by your Support Couple.