Couples join us to...
We can all ignore our psychology and the dynamics at play every day in every relationship. But what's at stake if we do?
Whether you're resisting help, avoiding each other, or getting on just - with professional support your bond and longevity can be strengthened.
Maybe things have gone flat. Maybe you're bobbing along but want deeper connection. Your relationship is worth investing in.
The top skills for lovers? Active listening, reflecting, empathic questions...
Who you are and how you relate matters. It makes a difference to your all aspects of your life every day.
The Secrets of a Great Relationship
Your Goal & The 7 Steps to Success
Defining, blocking and creating success; establish your unique version of success, and the 7 steps to achieve it.
A cohesive team
Learn what you need to bring you together. After one Circle Line session, one client described how it had transformed a relationship she had, because she now understood how each other work and thrive.
Drivers & Blockers
We reveal how to spot the working styles and the 12 "injunctions" we receive as children that hold us back today.
Team dynamics
Discover the "Ok-Ok" relationship; a way of relating based on listening and understanding your partner to develop more respect, empathy and connection.
Stress & strokes
The unavoidable and the antidote; stress and how you both respond to it, and how to look after yourself and each other through it.
Games & Conflict
Have an "a-ha moment" as you learn a transformative model for how tensions are created, our role in them, and how to step out.
Our Expertise
Philippa Richardson
Founder & Transactional Analyst Psychotherapist
"I've been through marriage, divorce and endless relationships that - yet again - didn't work out for me.
Why me? What was going on??
Thanks to therapy (and then later my training as a psychotherapist) I learnt to understand what was really going on with me, and my relationship dynamics. It was tough at times, learning, healing, but so worth the contentment in the end. I distilled this into The Circle Line so you can benefit too.
It was discovering Transactional Analysis, a 70-year old school of psychology, that really changed relationships for me - I finally had an atlas.
Whatever brings you here, it's the quality of your interactions that influences the quality of your relationship. Master the art of the transaction and the world is your oyster - a map to help you navigate relationships and find your own unique path to fulfillment.”
The Couples MOT is your own personal 360 review. It gives you a framework to understand and improve your relationships and habits, revealing the patterns that limit you.
Easy-to-understand, empirically-developed insights - revealing your patterns of relating.
You're in good hands: our practitioners formally train for 3-5 years to qualify (it's rigorous - there are only 900 Transactional Analysts in the UK)
Our platform distills decades of psychology into a unique Personality Profile and Partnership X-Ray - demysitying the day to day.
Dr Hulya Hooker
Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist
Dr. Hulya Hooker holds impressive academic credentials with a PhD in Cross-cultural Psychology (2000) and an MA in Social Psychology (1993). An academic psychologist and social researcher for over 20 years across different organisations, Hulya’s international educational background informs her cross-cultural psychology expertise. Her substantial research experience spans a wide range of topics and this robust academic and research foundation, combined with her advanced clinical training in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, positions her uniquely to bridge academic knowledge with practical application.
Nearly 1 in 5 British couples are in a “distressed relationship” - regularly arguing, regretting being together, or considering separation.
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Over 20% of UK adults report experiencing a complete breakdown in a personal relationship - be it with family, a friend or a partner - in just one year.