Relationship & Couples Therapy
Feeling stressed by your work, overwhelmed by your relationships with your partner, your friends and family or exhausted by the demands of life that feel more and more heavy?
You don’t have to navigate it alone.
Reaching out for support is not always easy. If you have found your way here, something in you is ready to begin.
Are you tired of feeling like you have to hold everything together on the outside while struggling on the inside?
Do you find yourself going through the motions at work, in your relationships, or in life with a sense that something important is missing?
Are you longing to feel more like yourself again, but you aren’t quite sure who that is anymore?
Perhaps some of this feels familiar:
“I’m lonely, though surrounded by friends, colleagues, and family.”
“I work hard, I’m successful, yet I never feel satisfied or good enough.”
“I live my life pleasing others, yet I seem unable to prioritise my needs.”
“I keep repeating the same habits in my relationships even if they don’t make me happy.”
“Something major happened, a big change, a crisis, a loss, and I don’t know where this leaves me.”
Therapy in French & English:
I am bilingual, fluent in French and English. For those who would prefer to express themselves in their mother tongue, I work and offer therapy in French as well as in English.
Psychotherapy with Magali Font
How Can I Help?
You do not need to arrive with a clear answer. You can simply come with a sense that something is not right. You may have tried to push through, to rationalise, or to simply get on with it and yet here you are, still carrying it. I offer you a straight-talking, supportive space where you can talk openly about what is really going on and make sense of it.
Anxiety Triggered by Work
Work shapes our identity and our sense of self-worth. When it feels difficult, it quickly affects everything else. This can manifest as the self-doubt of impostor syndrome, the exhaustion of burnout, the procrastination that makes even small tasks feel impossible, or a panic attack that arrives without warning. It can also lead to conflicts with management, paralysiswhen you know full well what you should do, but can’t or retreating into unhelpful habits like drinking, taking drugs, gambling, or even being a workaholic. You might ask yourself:
“Am I the only one struggling, or is something really wrong with me?”
“Why do I feel like I’m constantly falling behind, no matter how hard I try?”
“Why can’t I get on top of things anymore?”
“Why do I feel so exhausted and lost my motivation? I used to love what I do.”
How I can help you with your work-related anxiety and stress: In parallel to retraining as a therapist, I spent 20 years managing teams in financial services in the City while building a family. I understand the unique pressures, pace, and expectations of that environment.
In our therapy sessions, we will explore what you are facing and how you are responding. I can bring my understanding to the conversation to help you regain your self-confidence, your assertiveness and support you in feeling empowered in your career.
I also volunteer with Smart Works, supporting women on their journey back into employment, because I believe everyone deserves to feel capable and confident in their working life.
Relationship Difficulties
Your relationships are at the heart of who you are. Yet, they can also be painful and cause unhappiness. The responses you developed early in life can affect the way you relate today, to partners, friends, family, and colleagues, often without you realising it.
You may feel lonely even when surrounded by people you care about and struggle to understand why you feel disconnected. You might notice yourself worrying about rejection or find yourself pulling away, before people get too close. You might identify as a people pleaser, always prioritising others’ needs and desires and forgetting about your own. On the contrary, maybe you are always arguing with friends, ending up with you cutting them off from your life. And the same questions always come back:
“Why do I keep ending up in the same kind of painful relationships?”
“Am I too much for people? That’s why I cannot keep my friends/partners.”
“Should I fight for my relationship or accept it’s time to let go?”
“Why does the fear of being rejected or abandoned feel so overwhelming?“
How I can help you with your relationship challenges: As a relational psychotherapist, I help you explore where these habits come from and what they have been trying to protect you from. With a clearer understanding, we can look at what changes are possible, whether that means repairing a relationship, setting boundaries that reflect your true needs, or learning to feel more comfortable in yourself.
Couples Therapy:
When the relationship you wanted is no longer the one you are living
Relationships rarely reach a crisis in a single moment. More often, a distance grows gradually, a silence stretches a little longer each time, and conversations always seem to end in the same argument. What once felt natural and easy begins to feel like an effort, and the person who was once your closest ally starts to feel like a stranger or even an adversary!
Common reasons couples come to therapy:
- A perceived lack of commitment by one of the partners.
- Rebuilding trust after an affair or dealing with the breakdown of trust over time.
- The cycle of arguments, going over the exact same ground, never finding a solution.
- A sense of boredom or disconnect that neither partner knows how to talk about.
- Resentment that builds when responsibilities feel unequal or unacknowledged.
- Being stuck in sexual difficulties or a lack of sexual desire.
How I can help you as a couple: In couples therapy, I hold the relationship itself as my client; I do not take sides. Think of the relationship as being the ‘client’. I will help you notice the habits that happen between you, step in when conversations become heated or go round in circles, and support you in finding ways to talk where you both actually feel heard. Whether this work helps you rebuild closeness or helps you come to an honest decision about parting ways, taking that first step together matters.
Life Transitions: Excitement and Fear Around New Beginnings
Life can change in ways we do not expect. A relationship may end, your job may no longer feel right, you might become a parent, face an illness or a loss, or simply reach a point where you know something needs to change. Even when change is wanted, it can leave you feeling uncertain, stuck, anxious, or unsure of who you are anymore. You may find yourself questioning what you really want from life and whether the way you are living still fits you.
“Why do I feel so empty when, on paper, my life looks fine?”
“Is it too late or too selfish to want something different for myself?”
“What if I make the leap and still don’t feel fulfilled?”
“How do I know what I actually want, when I have spent so long being what others needed me to be?”
How working with me can help you with your life transitions: I know from the inside what it means to stand at a crossroads and face the uncertainty of starting over. Alongside my professional training, I bring the experience of completely changing careers after two decades while being a partner and a step-parent, navigating serious illness, and doing the hard work of building a life that feels genuine rather than performed. I will help you identify what you are really looking for beyond others’ expectations and support you in taking the next step to live a more fulfilled and meaningful life.
The Experience of Living Abroad: Identity and Belonging
Choosing to build a life in a new country is an act of courage, and yet the daily reality is rarely as straightforward as the excitement of a new beginning suggests. The familiar anchors of home, language, culture, long-standing friendships, and a sense of simply belonging are suddenly gone. In their place is the exhausting daily effort of adapting, learning unspoken rules, and presenting yourself in a language or culture that does not always feel entirely like your own.
“Why do I feel so lonely? I’m surrounded by people and have built a life here.”
“I have adapted to everything, so why does it still not feel like home?”
“Why is it so hard to make friendships that feel real and not just circumstantial?”
How I will work with you: As a French expat who built a life in the UK, I know firsthand how tiring and isolating it can feel to adjust to a new culture while trying to hold onto the one you came from. You may miss the ease of being understood, feel caught between two places, or wonder where home really is. This is something I understand on a personal level and I will support you in making sense of it.
How Therapy Works
My approach is active and engaged. I take part in the conversation, reflect what I’m noticing, ask questions that might not have been asked before, and sometimes challenge the way you’re thinking about things. Not to push you, but because change usually needs a different angle or perspective, not just more of the same.
People find me warm and direct. I stay closely involved in what you’re bringing, and will also point out the habits I can see as they happen in the room. Alongside analytical thinking, I make sure there is space for humour and lightness, creating moments of connection, because therapeutic work is also here to remind us of our vitality and our capacity for joy.
Therapy isn’t always straightforward. There can be sessions where things feel stuck, uncomfortable, or unclear. Some changes happen quite quickly, but sometimes deeper shifts take more time and discomfort. I will be with you through every step of this journey, even when the path gets difficult.
Qualifications and Training:
Training and Qualifications
- MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy – Middlesex University & Metanoia Institute London.
- Certificate in Relational Couple Therapy
- EMCC Senior Practitioner Coach
- MSc in Financial Management – La Sorbonne, Paris
- Post-Graduate Diploma: Audit of Information Systems – Dauphine University, Paris
Professional Memberships & Experience
- Member of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College – United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP). Registration No: 2011170785
- Member of EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council). ID: 02117183
- Former NHS Psychotherapist (CAT approach) for secondary care at Guy’s and St Thomas Foundation Trust
- Volunteer Career and Interview Coach for Smart Works charity
Taking the next steps
If something you read here feels familiar, you’re very welcome to get in touch. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you begin.
Contact:
I am happy to be contacted by email to arrange an initial call to answer any questions and start to assess if we could work together.
Rates:
Individual Psychotherapy: £95 per 50-minute session.
Couple Therapy: £120 per 60-minute session.
Individual Coaching Sessions: £1,500 for 6 sessions of 90 minutes each.
Sessions:
In-Person (City Therapy Space, 33 Furnival Street):
Tuesday from 5:00pm, Wednesday from 12:00pm, Friday from 7:00am, Saturday (Couples Therapy sessions only)
Online (Zoom):
Tuesday from 12:00pm
Directions to City Therapy Space
If you are interested in other slots, please don’t hesitate to contact me as different slots could become available.
