With not much time or energy to spare, in the season of parenting young children, we wanted to do some nurturing work for our relationship.

Amazingly, Bella and Roman found space and time for us to meet together over a period of months and after an initial series of reflection meetings, we planned together how best to use our time together.

Their listening, feedback, and questions have been so welcome, and we feel cared for and are very grateful for their generosity. Their enthusiasm for the approaches really poured positivity into our relationship and helped us feel encouraged, particularly about how quickly and effectively we could make a difference to how things felt week to week.

When we started a weekly check-in with each other following a framework we’d learnt with Bella and Roman, gratitude and love flowed more freely. This made such a difference. The same happened with tips they gave us for framing feedback with each other. It’s great in the sessions to practise these – slightly harder in the reality of life to get them right, but we have plenty of time to keep practising!!

What we’ve got from these sessions is the assurance and nourishment that comes from dedicating time and effort to take stock of our relationship and a practical relational toolkit which we can go on using.

“From a male perspective I wasn’t sure about couples coaching at first, but it helped me own the hurt I’d caused.

It wasn’t easy, but those tough conversations taught me a lot about myself, how we communicate and how to rebuild our relationship. We’re in a much better place now, and I don’t think we’d have got here without Bella and Roman.

Bella and Roman are very positive and solution focused.

Having a male and female there was very helpful.

If you’re unsure, give it a go with an open mind and be honest with yourself. It can feel uncomfortable, but it really can change things. I’m so grateful for the support and would definitely recommend Bella and Roman.”

“My husband and I have been working with Bella & Roman for the last few months, and we genuinely cannot recommend them highly enough.
From the very beginning, they have created a safe, supportive and completely non-judgemental space for us to work through challenges in our marriage. What we have particularly valued is that they don’t simply sit and talk through problems with you – they give you practical tools, questions, challenges and activities to take away and work on together between sessions.
Their approach is very solution-focused and, rather than allowing us to become stuck focusing on everything that has gone wrong, they have helped us recognise the positives in our relationship, understand what is already working, and think about what we can both do to strengthen our marriage going forward.
At the beginning of our sessions I was feeling anxious, desperate and unsure. We started with weekly sessions, then moved to fortnightly and now monthly, which has been a really positive reflection of the progress we have made. The sessions have gradually become less about dealing with immediate difficulties and more about maintaining and building on the changes we have made.
Now, having had 5 months of support from Bella & Roman, I feel positive, happier, more in control of my life and less anxious, knowing I have so many tools to support me and my relationship moving forward.
They have given us things we can genuinely use in everyday married life – ways to communicate, manage conflict, reflect, understand each other and approach challenges differently. Perhaps most importantly, they have helped us to look at our marriage not just in terms of the difficult moments, but also the good things, the connection and the reasons we chose each other in the first place.
We are incredibly grateful for the support, guidance and encouragement they have given us over the past few months. They have been a hugely important part of our journey, and we feel that the tools and perspective they have given us will stay with us long after the counselling ends.
We would wholeheartedly recommend them to any couple looking for support and, particularly, to anyone who wants not only to work through difficulties but to genuinely invest in and strengthen their marriage.”