Graeme works as a Counsellor with Individuals, Couples, Families and young people over 14.
Trained by Relate, Graeme has over 26 years of experience as a relationship and marriage counsellor. Graeme previously worked for Relate Northumberland and Tyneside for over 14 years as a couple counsellor and a supervisor, for ten years in two G.P. surgeries in Newcastle and for 10 years in three Sure Start Centres in Gateshead. Since 2015 he has maintained a successful private practice based in Jesmond.
Graeme has delivered 10 courses of the Jesmond Therapy Centre Couple Counselling course for trained and experienced therapists now since 2016, supporting over 100 therapists in couple counselling.
He works with individuals, couples and families with communication issues, strategies and techniques to rekindle desire and emotional disconnection, methods to help resolve resentments from past or present events and multiple issues that prevent couples moving forward in their lives such as trust injuries and unresolved, circular conflict.
Graeme works with neurodiverse couple relationships where one or both partners has either had, or suspects a diagnosis of this.
He also works with an often-complex range of issues such as stepfamilies, separation and divorce, affairs, domestic violence, the influence of mental health and childhood wounding on relationships and the impact of separation on children.
Graeme also works with divorcing couples who feel they have drifted apart and want to manage family change and separate amicably and is highly skilled at helping individuals and couples experiencing separation, process their thoughts, feelings and their circumstances, helping them to plan and implement the next stage of their life’s journey.
Graeme does not work with personality disorders or psychiatric issues.
He has a passionate belief that although we all experience great pain and distress in our lives, we all have the ability to heal and grow through this pain and find more enriching, creative and satisfying lives. He works in a variety of ways to help people either resolve or live with their life problems more effectively. Graeme offers sessions either face-to-face or online.
Qualifications and Training
Post Graduate Diploma Mindfulness, Aberdeen University
Post Graduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Systemic Therapy), University of Hull
Post Graduate Diploma in Couple Therapy, University of East London
Foundation Skills Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (NHS)
Supervisors Training Certificate (Relate)
Relate Certificate in Marital and Couple Counselling Theory and Practice (Relate)
Relate Certificate in Children and Young People’s Counselling
CBT for Couples Training
Extensive training in domestic violence and abuse
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This workshop introduces participants to a range of evidence-informed techniques, psychological insights and interventions drawn from compassion- and mindfulness-based approaches
A 3 weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) CPD course created specifically for trained and experienced therapists, seeking to add depth, theory, and practical skill in couple work.
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A 3 weekend CPD course created specifically for trained and experienced therapists, seeking to add the theory and knowledge of relationship and couple counselling to their existing skill set. The 2025 programme has been updated and includes new material.
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