CBT Therapy for Relationships in London

With a National Award (BACP) for clinical excellence in therapy provision, Maggie Morrow founded Klearminds in 2008 and brings you a team of highly experienced relationship therapists in London. Our expert therapists provide CBT therapy to help you find, create, improve or develop positive, fulfilling relationships across every area of your life.

Let us make it easier to find the right therapist. With over 30 years of expertise, our Clinical Directors can recommend the best therapist to help you to strengthen communication, improve relationship outcomes, and feel more confident in how you relate to others.

We offer therapy rooms in Central London, the City of London and online therapy options.

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KlearMinds Unique CBT Approach for Relationships

Relationships are rarely “just about the other person.” And sometimes, the hardest part isn’t fixing a relationship, it’s not having the relationship you want in the first place. Feeling lonely, disconnected or repeatedly ending up in the same frustrating situations, can be deeply painful. You may want closeness and connection, but find yourself unsure how to build it, trust it, or sustain it.

At KlearMinds, our experienced therapists use CBT, integrating evidence-based therapies where helpful. Research shows that an integrated approach leads to longer-lasting change than CBT alone. The aim is simple: to help you understand what’s driving your relationship patterns – whether you’re navigating a current relationship, recovering from past experiences, or trying to create the kind of relationship you’ve been longing for.

CBT is focused and goal-driven. You’ll learn how to communicate more effectively, manage emotional reactions under pressure, challenge unhelpful beliefs about yourself and others and build relationships based on mutual respect, clarity and confidence.
Whether you want to improve existing relationships or feel ready to build new ones, we can help you move forward with practical tools, clearer choices and real change.

At KlearMinds, our experienced therapists can help you:

  • Understand how your past experiences shape your relationships, so you respond with clarity rather than impulse or anxiety.
  • Recognise recurring patterns that create distance or tension, so you stop repeating the same cycles with different people.
  • Identify your attachment style and recognise how it shapes the way you think, feel and respond in relationships, so you can develop more secure, balanced and fulfilling connections.
  • Explore what may be keeping you stuck in loneliness, so you can move toward the relationship and connection you truly want.
  • Build confident, clear communication skills, so you’re heard without conflict, defensiveness, or over-explaining.
  • Develop emotional awareness and empathy, so you strengthen connection without losing your boundaries or sense of self.

 

  • Manage frustration, rejection, criticism, or defensiveness more constructively, so challenges don’t turn into damage or withdrawal.
  • Establish and maintain healthy boundaries, so relationships feel balanced, secure and emotionally safe.
  • Improve confidence and self-respect, so you stop people-pleasing, over-adapting, or doubting your worth.
  • Navigate workplace, family, social, and romantic dynamics more effectively, so you can enjoy more competent interactions and constructive connections
  • Discover how to better navigate neurodivergence in relationships, so you can improve communication, reduce misunderstandings and create better connections.
  • Understand how cultural backgrounds may be influencing your relationship dynamics and communication, so you can bridge differences with greater understanding, respect and confidence.

CBT for Relationships at KlearMinds is designed to deliver real, sustainable improvement, not only in how you relate to others, but in how you relate to yourself. The outcome is greater confidence, healthier choices and the ability to build meaningful, secure relationships.

CBT for Relationships Reviews

Build Self-Confidence and Overcome Relationship Problems
….I had tried counselling before and thought it wasn’t for me. I now realise that finding the right counsellor makes all the difference. I went to see Maggie when I felt I was no longer able to cope and everything in my life was going wrong…. I cannot recommend Maggie enough. I feel in control, grounded and confident… capable of moving forward in my life. My sessions with her have not only helped me gain…
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A very grateful Lawyer!
Help Through Difficult Times
I had a great experience with Klearminds. Karen helped me through a difficult moment in my life, when I had just moved to the UK and had lost my bearings. She then subsequently helped me through a separation, and I am very glad I was talking to her at the time and not going through it alone. Karen was really professional, provided great advice, and …
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Anonymous
Transform Your Life – Overcome Anxiety, Parenting Overwhelm & Trauma
Put simply, Maggie has changed my life. My work with her has been truly transformative. I came to Maggie at rock bottom, experiencing severe anxiety and overwhelm, unable to cope with parenting, work and just life in general. Maggie just instinctively knows where to take you and how to lead you there, gently but firmly. It doesn’t bear thinking about how the last few years of my life would have played out if I’d not had Maggie….
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Chief Operating Officer
Life Changing Career & Relationship Help
​​Karen has helped me turn my life around. From a complete relationship knot and career uncertainty, Karen unlocked my thoughts and guided me through making decisions about my future. Even though I had open conversations with friends, it was Karen’s expertise and guidance that really made me see clearly the path ahead. She prepared me for…
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Anonymous
Gain Confidence Navigating Difficult Relationships
Karen has been truly amazing to work with. Sessions are proactive and I have learnt so much. She’s helped me through navigating difficult relationships and through that I have gained a lot of confidence ….
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Communications Officer
Help to Navigate Relationships, Improve Self-Esteem & Set Boundaries
…As a first-time therapy participant, I needed someone to help me navigate personal and professional relationship difficulties and provide objective insights…Amanda created a welcoming and safe place, making each session an opportunity to gain practical tools for making sound decisions in complex situations. Her expertise and tailored approach have been invaluable…
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Doctor, London
Healing and Self-Understanding at 59
This was the first time in all of my 59 years that I reached out to Jess Lamin at Klearminds. I actually had no expectations and I did not know how therapy would work but I was in unfamiliar territory with regards to a sequence of events that had taken place in my life the past 4 years…. but I have discovered a whole new hidden version of myself without the noise and opinion of others. It’s been quite a revelation.… I can’t thank Jess Lamin enough for her professional and empathic approach….
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Business Owner
Anger Management – Solving Relationship Problems
I contacted Maggie after I felt my reactions to small irritations were getting out of hand, particularly in my relationship with my partner. I was anxious, angry and upset a lot of the time which was unlike anything I’d experienced before. I saw Maggie for a few months…. I feel like my old self again now, more in control of my emotions, confident and happy… I learned not to let …
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Consultant
Improving Career, Relationships and Confidence
When I started working with Judy I was having a difficult time both at work and in my personal life. There were a number of issues I was facing specifically around relationships with people in my life and my confidence. Judy gave me invaluable help and advice, and shared a number of tools that will always… help me deal with difficult situations in the future. I am now in such a good place and feel confident to …
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Anonymous
Improving Relationships – Building Self-Confidence
I came to Maggie after experiencing problems in my relationships. I seemed to follow the same patterns, and couldn’t identify what the problems were, how to stop repeating myself, break these patterns and make changes for the better. Although I was nervous at first, Maggie really seemed to understand the root of the problem, and where everything seemed to stem from and helped me make steps to break free of …
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Performing Artist
Get Practical Relationship Advice & Learn to Communicate Effectively
We saw Tania for Couple’s Therapy and she provided an excellent service. She was insightful and provided practical advice. Thanks to her careful support we are able to communicate more effectively and lovingly with one another. At every step she was sensitive and accommodating to what would work best for us. Tania also did a great job pushing us to …
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Anonymous
Anger Management – Better Relationship
I contacted KlearMinds after struggling to deal with anger that was ruining my relationship with my partner…. I had tried another therapist in the past but it did not work for me. Judy took me through a..12 week course… I learnt how to link my physical and body reactions to real emotions through this… approach to anger management. Judy gave me the hope and confidence I needed to …
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Engineer
Help to Navigate Personal & Professional Relationships & Gain Practical Tools
I want to express my gratitude to Amanda for being a crucial support during a challenging time in my life. As a first-time therapy participant, I needed someone to help me navigate personal and professional relationship difficulties and provide objective insights. Amanda created a welcoming and safe place, making each session an opportunity to gain
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Meet Our Experienced Therapists

Paul Glynn, counselling, CBT therapy and psychotherapist London. MSc Counselling, PG Adv Cert CBT, Adv Cert Clinical Supervision, BPhil, MBACP (Accred).

Paul Glynn

Clinical Director, Psychotherapist, Counsellor & Couples Therapist

MSc Counselling, PG Adv Cert CBT, Adv Cert Clinical Supervision, BPhil, MBACP (Snr. Accred)

Paul Glynn holds over 35 years experience.

Kate Thomlinson, counselling, CBT therapy and psychotherapist London. MA Counselling & Psychotherapy, Adv Dip, UKCP, SEA, CEC.

Kate Thomlinson

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

MA Counselling & Psychotherapy, Adv Dip, UKCP, SEA, CEC

Kate is a highly skilled therapist with over 11 years experience.

Amanda Reynolds, counselling, CBT therapy and psychotherapist London. Adv Dip CBT, Dip Counselling, BSc Psychology, Cert Counselling, BACP.

Amanda Reynolds

Psychotherapist & Counsellor

Adv Dip CBT, Dip Counselling, BSc Psychology, Cert Counselling, BACP

Amanda holds over 13 years experience.

Maggie Morrow, counselling, CBT therapy, life coach and psychotherapist London. MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, BSc Psychology, Adv Dip, UKCP.

Maggie Morrow

Founder of KlearMinds, Award Winning Psychotherapist, Counsellor & Life Coach

MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, BSc Psychology, Adv Dip, UKCP

Maggie’s experience spans over 28 years.

What Types of Relationships Can Therapy Help With?

Relationship challenges are not limited to romantic partnerships. The patterns you bring into one relationship often appear in others, including family, friendships, dating and professional settings. Therapy helps you understand and change these patterns so you can build healthier, more secure connections across all areas of your life.

At KlearMinds, we help clients with:

  • Forming new relationships — including fear of rejection, repeated dating disappointments, difficulty choosing compatible partners, or feeling stuck in unwanted singleness.
  • Romantic relationships — including communication difficulties, recurring conflict, emotional distance, intimacy and trust issues, jealousy, or navigating life transitions together.
  • Family relationships — including boundary issues, unresolved tension, parental dynamics, sibling conflict, or intergenerational patterns.
  • Friendships and social relationships — navigating conflict, feeling excluded, over-giving, or struggling to maintain close connections.
  • Workplace relationships — managing difficult colleagues, authority dynamics, communication breakdowns and professional boundaries.

Whether you are seeking to repair a current relationship, move on from a painful one, or create the meaningful connection you’ve been longing for, therapy provides practical tools and insight to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

How Does CBT for Relationships Work?

CBT for relationships is a structured, practical talking therapy that helps you understand and change the thoughts, emotions and behaviours that shape your relationships.

The cognitive side of CBT helps you recognise unhelpful thinking patterns such as assumptions, mind-reading, fear of rejection, defensiveness, self-blame, low self-worth, or rigid expectations about how relationships “should” unfold. These patterns can quietly maintain conflict, emotional distance, or ongoing singleness when that’s not what you want.

The behavioural side focuses on what you do next; how you communicate, respond under pressure, initiate connection, handle rejection, and how you set and maintain healthy boundaries.

Your therapist will guide you step by step, helping you develop practical tools to improve connection, reduce emotional stress, strengthen confidence and build healthier, more secure relationships – whether that means improving an existing relationship or creating the one you’ve been longing for.

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Maggie Morrow, counselling, CBT therapy, life coach and psychotherapist London. MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, BSc Psychology, Adv Dip, UKCP.

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Money back guarantee: 95% of our recommendations are successful. However, if your first appointment doesn’t feel like the right match – let us know. Based on your feedback, we can recommend a free appointment with a different therapist or if you prefer, you can request a refund.

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FAQs

How long does CBT for Relationships take to work?

Many people notice improvements within the first few sessions, particularly as they begin applying new communication and emotional regulation strategies. For long-standing patterns, more sessions can help consolidate progress and create lasting change. Some people find 6 to 12 sessions effective, while others benefit from 24 sessions or longer. Your therapist will be pleased to discuss what may work best for you.

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Our Locations

Our Therapy Rooms are near:

Mayfair     –     Soho     –    Harley Street    –    Covent Garden

Our Therapy Fees

Individual
£130 - £160 Per 50 Minute Session
Couples
£140 - £180 Per 50 Minute Session
Company
£130 - £160 + VAT Per 50 Minute Session

Accepted Insurance Providers

Allianz
Bupa
Cigna
WPA

Not Accepted Insurance Providers

Bupa UK, AXA, Aviva, Healix, Vitality and Freedom

Professional Accreditations and Associations

Our hand-selected therapists have trained in the UK’s most respected institutions. They hold a minimum of 8 and up to 30 years clinical experience within the NHS, private and/or charitable sectors. They are registered with: