An Invitation to Fellow Dual-Qualified Relationship Practitioners

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Hello there...

I’m Amanda Williamson, and my work sits in that fertile space between therapy and coaching. I very much value seeing how the blended approach is especially helpful in relationship work.


Working with relationships is not the same as working with individuals. It requires specialist training, different skills, and a particular mindset. And for those of us who are dual-qualified; weaving coaching and therapy together in this space, it can  feel like we’re practising at the edges, without much of a community. I’d love that to change.

Why Relationship Work Needs Its Own Conversation

  • It’s a different discipline. Holding two realities in the room and working with the relationship itself (rather than just the individuals) requires additional training and supervision. Too often, people without that grounding “have a go” at couples work, and the results can be unsafe or unhelpful.

  • It requires high standards. I’ve long campaigned for regulation and accountability in therapy. 

  • It’s evolving. Relationships today are diverse. From queer and non-traditional partnerships, to co-parents, to business collaborators, our approaches must reflect these realities rather than defaulting to old, individualistic or hierarchical models.

This is about raising standards and moving the practice forward in a progressive, pluralistic direction.

What I’d Love to See

I’d love to exchange ideas about relationship work others who are working in similar ways, so that we can:

  • Share approaches, tools and frameworks specific to relationship work.

  • Explore how relationship coaching/therapy can evolve in response to today’s relational realities.

  • Build a supportive professional community that strengthens us all.

If you are:

  • Dual-qualified in therapy and coaching (and working across both)

  • Specialise in relationship work 

  • Passionate about professional standards

  • And committed to a progressive, inclusive, pluralistic approach to relationships…

…then I’d really love to connect.

Please reach out... amanda@relationalbest.co.uk ...and let me know a bit about your background and focus.

I hope that we can create a more connected and accountable community and model the kind of collaboration we want our clients to experience.

More details on my relationship work can be found here:

 https://www.relationalbest.co.uk/p/relationship-coaching.html

and here: https://www.relationalbest.co.uk/p/relational-coaching-together.html