News stories
Read about how work at TR is making the news.
New online chat service to help make therapy more accessible
11 February 2016
In the lead up to Valentine’s Day, The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) unveils its new web-based clinical chat service - Chat First. This initiative will enable couples or individuals to ask any questions about couple therapy prior to entering the consultation room.
Trailblazing therapy help parents work together
26 January 2016
The Parents in Dispute Therapeutic programme engages with the most difficult cases and provides an alternative to protracted and damaging court battles for separated couples and their children.
Increased Funding: Relationship Support
11 January 2016
Read our response to the announcement by the Government to double the amount of funding available for relationship support over this Parliament.
New model in Harrow to help couples
04 January 2016
TCCR begins delivery of innovative counselling model in Harrow to help couples who are violent towards one another to stop.
Tavistock calls for new family hubs to support couple relationships
08 October 2015
Conservative conference hears that embedding relationship support in a new model of children centre service delivery is fundamental to tackling the £47 billion cost of relationship breakdown.
Call to ensure access to therapies for depression
18 September 2015
Mental health service users and professional bodies call on the Government to ensure that patients can access a range of talking therapies for depression.
Parents as Partners group work programme announces impressive outcomes
02 April 2015
Innovative group parenting programme reduces parents' psychological distress, improves relationship quality and parenting skills, helping participants and their children.
Couples and Christmas
05 January 2015
The holiday season is not always such a magical time for everyone. Enquiries to relationship counselling services increase significantly during the post-Christmas period.
New Parents as Partners Programme
03 March 2014
The Cowans’ Supporting Father Involvement - A Couple Approach Programme, which aims to help couples resolve ineffective relationship dynamics which can have a negative impact on their children, is being brought from California to UK this month.
New Year’s resolution to resolve relationship rifts in 2014
03 January 2014
The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships (TCCR) is encouraging couples to make a healthy start to 2014, by putting their relationship as the top priority on their New Year’s resolution list.