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Who We Help

Online counselling for adults and couples seeking support with communication difficulties, emotional disconnection, desire differences, intimacy concerns, relationship transitions, and emotionally complex relational patterns.

All services are offered online and are supportive, non-diagnostic, and tailored to the pace and goals of each individual or couple.

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For couples who feel stuck in painful patterns, emotionally distant, caught in recurring conflict, struggling with trust, or unsure how to move forward together. Sessions focus on communication, emotional safety, intimacy conversations, recurring patterns, and more thoughtful relational decisions.

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For adults and couples wanting a respectful, supportive space to talk about desire differences, loss of closeness, shame, performance anxiety, pressure, boundaries, and difficulty speaking openly about intimacy. This is counselling support around intimacy and sexual concerns, not medical treatment.

Where physical, hormonal, pain-related, or medication-related factors may be involved, medical review may also be recommended.

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For adults who want support with relationship patterns, self-worth in relationships, intimacy blocks, post-breakup recovery, relational indecision, and emotional overwhelm connected to adult relationships and life transitions.

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For people navigating separation, grief, guilt, anger, uncertainty, identity shifts, and the challenge of rebuilding life after relationship rupture. This work supports emotional clarity, boundaries, and steadier adjustment through change.

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ENM-Aware Relationship Support

For adults and couples who want thoughtful support around non-monogamy, relational agreements, boundaries, emotional safety, communication, and the complexity that can arise in modern relationships.

A note on fit:

 

Where another kind of support would be more appropriate, referral onward may be recommended. This may include medical, psychiatric, legal, or specialist support depending on the concern.

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Professional indemnity and public liability insurance are in place.

IntimaBalance Counselling is an online relationship and intimacy counselling practice led by Cecilia Engelbrecht, supporting adults, individuals, and couples in Portugal, South Africa, and internationally.

Services are supportive and non-diagnostic, and do not replace medical, psychiatric, or emergency care.

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