Couples therapy in Barcelona and online

Couples therapy in Barcelona can offer space when caring deeply has become entangled with a pattern that neither person knows how to change.

You may be having the same argument in different forms, living with growing distance, trying to rebuild trust or wondering whether the relationship can continue. Couples therapy offers a space to slow the pattern down and hear what is happening underneath it.

Why begin couples therapy in Barcelona?

• recurring arguments that never feel resolved
• emotional or physical distance
• difficulty expressing needs or feeling heard
• loss of trust, secrecy or the aftermath of betrayal
• different expectations about sex, intimacy, family, money or the future
• stress created by relocation, work, illness or a major life transition
• the impact of addiction or recovery on the relationship
• uncertainty about whether to repair the relationship or separate.

Couples therapy is not a courtroom

My role is not to decide who is right, keep score or hand out a verdict. Each person’s experience matters, even when those experiences are very different.

We pay attention to the pattern between you: what happens when one person reaches and the other withdraws, when fear sounds like anger, or when both people are protecting themselves in ways that leave the other feeling shut out.

Understanding the pattern does not remove accountability. It can, however, create enough space for responsibility, honesty and choice to become possible without reducing one partner to the problem.

What if we want different things?

Couples do not have to arrive with the same goal. One person may want to repair the relationship while the other is uncertain. Therapy can hold that difference and help both of you understand what is true, what is possible and what each person needs.

The purpose is not automatically to keep a relationship together. Sometimes the work supports reconnection. Sometimes it supports a more honest or respectful ending. The direction is not decided in advance.

What sessions are like

I work in a person-centred way, paying attention to what happens between you as well as what each of you says. We may slow down a recent conflict, notice how each of you interprets the other, or explore feelings and needs that are hard to express when the relationship is under pressure.

I will not expect you to perform a perfect conversation. If you could already do that while upset, you might not be looking at this page.

In person or online

Couples sessions are available in person in Barcelona and Badalona and online across the UK and Europe where appropriate. Online work can be particularly useful when travel, work or location makes meeting in the same room difficult.

Sessions and fees

Sessions last 50 minutes and usually take place weekly. Ongoing couples therapy costs €100 per session, and the initial couples session is €30. Prices include IVA. See the fees page for full details.

How to begin

Email is the simplest starting point. Let me know that you are enquiring about couples therapy, whether you prefer online or in person, and the times that generally work for both of you. You do not need to explain the whole relationship in the first message.

Email therapywithmattbcn@gmail.com | WhatsApp +34 626 886 913

Frequently asked questions

Will you take sides?

No. I will take both people seriously and remain attentive to how each partner experiences the relationship. That is different from pretending that every behaviour has the same impact or carries the same responsibility.

Do we both need to want the same outcome?

No. Different hopes and levels of certainty can be part of the work.