Integrative Couples and Family Therapy
Love
Integrative couples and family therapy to explore patterns, deepen understanding, restore connection and support healthier, more conscious relationships
Love — The Fire Element / The Flowers
Flowers remind us that love is both delicate and powerful - a living expression of Fire in bloom. They open in response to warmth and light, mirroring the heart’s own longing to unfold. Love is the Fire that animates life, the radiant energy that fuels compassion, courage, and connection. It is the warmth that transforms isolation into intimacy, and pain into understanding.
The Fire Element invites us to live from the heart - to express, to feel, to burn brightly without burning out. It asks us to tend our emotional flame with care, to keep it alive through empathy, honesty, and the willingness to grow. Flowers embody this alchemy of love: how passion becomes patience, how beauty is born from vulnerability, how light and warmth give rise to relationship and renewal.
In my role as Alchemist, I work with individuals, which sometimes progresses to couples and entire families. It can start with families and work towards individuals too. We see how the journey evolves…
Flowers remind us that love is both delicate and powerful - a living expression of Fire in bloom. They open in response to warmth and light, mirroring the heart’s own longing to unfold. Love is the Fire that animates life, the radiant energy that fuels compassion, courage, and connection. It is the warmth that transforms isolation into intimacy, and pain into understanding.
The Fire Element invites us to live from the heart - to express, to feel, to burn brightly without burning out. It asks us to tend our emotional flame with care, to keep it alive through empathy, honesty, and the willingness to grow. Flowers embody this alchemy of love: how passion becomes patience, how beauty is born from vulnerability, how light and warmth give rise to relationship and renewal.
In my role as Alchemist, I work with individuals, which sometimes progresses to couples and entire families. It can start with families and work towards individuals too. We see how the journey evolves…
We start learning about how to be in relationship when we are very small. We are born with a social brain, only a third developed, and as we grow we learn how to relate to others by being on the receiving end of our carers – listening to them and observing them, and also experiencing how they respond to our needs.
And so it goes, throughout our lives – we observe, we react, we learn, we adapt, we suppress, we rebel, we need, we fear, we reject, we act out, we rage, we reproach, we project, we shame, we blame. And within our adult relationships, we create the perfect forum for all of these behaviours to express themselves – and so much more, including of course LOVE.
To make things even more complicated, we now live in an era when the high price we pay for our persistent connecting through our mobile phones and social media, is our loss of real connection from ourselves, our authenticity and our loving relationships with each other. And the invisible virus only made this worse, unfortunately, creating even more division, polarisation, disconnection, heartbreak and chaos. Post pandemic our current times have put a great deal of strain on our relationships.
We start learning about how to be in relationship when we are very small. We are born with a social brain, only a third developed, and as we grow we learn how to relate to others by being on the receiving end of our carers – listening to them and observing them, and also experiencing how they respond to our needs.
And so it goes, throughout our lives – we observe, we react, we learn, we adapt, we suppress, we rebel, we need, we fear, we reject, we act out, we rage, we reproach, we project, we shame, we blame. And within our adult relationships, we create the perfect forum for all of these behaviours to express themselves – and so much more, including of course LOVE.
To make things even more complicated, we now live in an era when the high price we pay for our persistent connecting through our mobile phones and social media, is our loss of real connection from ourselves, our authenticity and our loving relationships with each other. And the invisible virus only made this worse, unfortunately, creating even more division, polarisation, disconnection, heartbreak and chaos. Post pandemic our current times have put a great deal of strain on our relationships.
To make things even more complicated, we now live in an era when the high price we pay for our persistent connecting through our mobile phones and social media, is our loss of real connection from ourselves, our authenticity and our loving relationships with each other. And the invisible virus only made this worse, unfortunately, creating even more division, polarisation, disconnection, heartbreak and chaos. Post pandemic our current times have put a great deal of strain on our relationships.
I cherish my work in the area of relating and relationships. Providing a warm, safe, supportive, fair and non-judgemental space, I encourage you to deeply connect with yourself, your partner and the relationship that connects you to each other.
Our work together is all about you and your journey in becoming more self-aware and conscious, so you can appreciate the part you play within your relationships.
Our process together is an honest, holistic, healing journey, and a profoundly self-nurturing one too. And your commitment to this journey will do you the world of good! How can it not?
Couples counselling is a delicate process, which involves the holding of vulnerability, the keeping of confidentiality and the building of trust. I would be honoured to provide that service for you.
Some couples come to counselling to work through a crisis, others, with deeper issues. And some are searching for a safe place to work through a conscious uncoupling.
Let me support you on whatever journey you are on, and wherever it may lead.
I am right here. Just call me and let’s see how I can help you.
To make things even more complicated, we now live in an era when the high price we pay for our persistent connecting through our mobile phones and social media, is our loss of real connection from ourselves, our authenticity and our loving relationships with each other. And the invisible virus only made this worse, unfortunately, creating even more division, polarisation, disconnection, heartbreak and chaos. Post pandemic our current times have put a great deal of strain on our relationships.
I cherish my work in the area of relating and relationships. Providing a warm, safe, supportive, fair and non-judgemental space, I encourage you to deeply connect with yourself, your partner and the relationship that connects you to each other.
Our work together is all about you and your journey in becoming more self-aware and conscious, so you can appreciate the part you play within your relationships.
Our process together is an honest, holistic, healing journey, and a profoundly self-nurturing one too. And your commitment to this journey will do you the world of good! How can it not?
Couples counselling is a delicate process, which involves the holding of vulnerability, the keeping of confidentiality and the building of trust. I would be honoured to provide that service for you.
Some couples come to counselling to work through a crisis, others, with deeper issues. And some are searching for a safe place to work through a conscious uncoupling.
Let me support you on whatever journey you are on, and wherever it may lead.
I am right here. Just call me and let’s see how I can help you.
Elements
I feel truly blessed and grateful that Shoshannah came into our lives after a recommendation from a friend. Our sessions range from the purely practical to the spiritual, all the time gaining a deeper understanding of our internal and external world. I have never been so clear or healthy since I began working with Shoshannah and it is not an exaggeration to say that she saved my partner’s life. Shoshannah possesses and has acquired extraordinary wisdom and knowledge that she uses to improve the lives of her clients in magical ways. ............................ Navigating life, one is bound to hit turbulence. I’ve found Shoshannah to be a steadfast lighthouse, guiding me through those storms and onto a journey towards a balanced way of being. Whether working with me as an individual or us as a couple, she is a steady, calm voice of reason and insight. I highly recommend her services to anyone in need.
Couple in their 50s
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© 2025 Shoshannah Phoenix · Alchemist
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© 2025 Shoshannah Phoenix · Alchemist
Made and maintained with ❤ by digiDen.studio