Relationship Counselling in Kettering & Online
Healing Relationships,
Creating Connection
Compassionate, trauma-informed relationship counselling in Northamptonshire for couples, individuals and families, available in person in Kettering and online across the UK.
Who I Help
I support individuals and couples who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected - people navigating stress, relationship challenges, communication breakdowns, or major life transitions. If you're looking for calm, practical guidance that helps you feel clearer, stronger, and more in control, you're in the right place.
Explore relationship & marriage counselling, individual counselling, conflict resolution & separation mediation or coaching.
Meet Elaine
With 15+ years' experience and a deep commitment to trauma-informed practice, Elaine Cousins helps individuals and couples navigate communication, conflict, trust and reconnection. Her approach is warm, calm and non-judgemental, a safe space to feel heard and find clarity.
Why Work With Elaine
My practice is shaped by both professional training and real lived experience. I understand that everyone's emotions are different, and I meet each person with skilled, active listening and attuned awareness - whether we're working online or in person. I pay close attention to tone, pace, and body language so you feel genuinely heard and understood.
This blend of training, experience, and emotional intelligence allows me to offer support that is structured, effective, and deeply human. Clients often tell me they appreciate that I'm not just a textbook counsellor or coach - I bring grounded insight, warmth, and a positive impact they can feel from the very first session.
Why Choose Elaine
A warm, steady presence who helps you feel safe, heard, and understood.
Gentle, compassionate guidance that supports you through difficult emotions without pressure or judgement.
A calm, grounding approach that helps you slow down, breathe, and make sense of what's happening in your life or relationships.
Deep experience supporting people in vulnerable moments, offering reassurance, stability, and clear direction when you need it most.
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How I can help
Relationship & Marriage Counselling
Support for couples navigating communication, trust, conflict and reconnection.
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Conflict Resolution & Separation Mediation
Calm, neutral support for difficult conversations, separation and family conflict.
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Individual Counselling
Trauma-informed support for emotional overwhelm, confidence, boundaries and clarity.
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Coaching
Coaching for confidence, boundaries, clarity and personal growth.
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Who I work with
Individuals, couples, families, separated partners, carers and professionals — anyone navigating emotional difficulty or relationship strain. Sessions are available in person in Northamptonshire and online across the UK.
A trauma-informed approach
My work is grounded in emotional safety, compassion, clarity and steady, calm guidance. You will never be rushed or judged — this is a space where you can breathe, reflect and be heard.
How working together feels
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A relaxed 20-minute conversation to talk through what's going on.
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Explore what's happening
Together we make sense of it and shape a realistic way forward.
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Move forward, supported
We work at a pace that feels manageable, with practical tools and steady support.
What clients say
Elaine is just perfect for this job. Compassionate, caring, knowledgeable, professional but most of all she has so much empathy. You feel like you have known her for years. She is just like a good friend you can talk to. I highly recommend Elaine!
Elaine is patient, empathetic and non-judgemental. My wife and I originally sought couples therapy but in addition to that we have each had separate and individual sessions which have been thought provoking and extremely helpful. With Elaine's support we have been able to develop a better understanding of what makes us tick as individuals and how this can be put to our advantage in our joint relationship. Our sessions with Elaine will continue and I am sure this will be to our ultimate benefit.
Elaine has really helped me to understand how I can build my sense of self-worth back up high from the ground. Elaine makes every session a comfortable and safe space to talk freely and openly about life trauma and the general day to day inconveniences, no matter what I am discussing I always feel validated and heard. Elaine has given me the tools and building blocks to be able to take back control over my own thoughts and feelings. Since I started with Elaine, I feel she has helped me make amazing progress and I feel now I can handle hard situations/thoughts a lot better without feeling overwhelmed. I would highly, highly recommend Elaine as she truly does go the extra mile :)
In the first few minutes of our first conversation, I knew Elaine was going to be able to help me. Her energy and enthusiasm was palpable and I immediately felt better. The thing about Elaine is that she really cares and you can feel that. A wonderful kind human being.
My sessions with Elaine has been very supportive and encouraging I feel so much better after each sessions, it feels great to have someone to motivate you when your feeling your lowest I would recommend her to anyone because in the past I've had previous therapist sessions with different people and it never worked for me Elaine was different and unique she made me feel like I can actually talk to someone apart from my family and I've become comfortable around her I will continue having my therapist sessions with Elaine as long as I can.
Real Talk Services really is what it says it is, real talk. Engaging, insightful, thought provoking and made me look at things in a completely different way than ever before. Personally, I would highly recommend.
I have had several sessions with Elaine to date and have been so pleased about the way that they have helped me to better 'see' myself. Thanks to Elaine's intuition and perceptiveness I am finding a greater understanding and ability to progress.
Working with the Real Talk Services people, was really helpful especially going through this pandemic over here in United States, it's been a real challenge and I was losing a lot of business. Talking and consultation with Elaine, well she really helped me out a lot. If we have any issues with our business again we will come back to them without hesitation!
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