An Invitation to Fellow Dual-Qualified Relationship Practitioners
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 accountabil...