Hi, I’m Catherine Topham Sly, BACP accredited relationship therapist and coach for parents

 

If your relationship feels harder than you want it to since having kids – not bad enough to leave, but not quite right either – you’re not alone, and you’re in the right place.

I help individuals and couples break painful cycles by learning how to respond differently – so connection, closeness, and ease become possible again.

I’m an experienced, accredited therapist, and the creator of the Love Happy Live Free method – a proven, practical approach that helps you understand yourself and others in new ways, stay cool under pressure, and build relationships that feel calmer, closer, and fairer.

I’ve helped hundreds of parents interrupt frustrating patterns and feel more connected again – often by starting with themselves.

Whether you’re looking for support on your own or together with your partner, I’ll help you choose the right path, and guide you through the steps to feeling happier in yourself and your relationship.

Ready to get started?

 

Work With Me Solo

Motherhood changes us and our relationships. Is something about the way you’re living and relating to others no longer working for you?

Work With Me Together

Ready to break out of the same old patterns and reconnect together? Let’s find your way back to each other.

Back In The Sack

Download my sex after kids workbook and break the patterns that are blocking you from enjoying physical and emotional intimacy.

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