relationship counselling
Philosophy and Values
Core Values: Caring, Supportive, Sensitive, Enabling, Respectful.
- Marriage Care is an organisation committed to the life-long support of marriage, relationships and family life through the provision of reliable, relevant and accessible services.
- It is a Christian organisation, developed from within the Catholic community, of people concerned about marriage, relationships and family life.
- The organisation’s purpose is to promote the relationship of marriage as a vocation of love with the power to transform individual lives.
- We believe that marriage is a covenant between two people and a sacramental union. Marriage is the basic family unit and fulfils essential social, psychological, emotional, sexual and biological functions with the potential to heal, sustain and enrich both the partners, family and the wider community.
- We believe that marriage can be, for most people, the chief means of personal fulfilment. As a reflection of Gospel values, we are committed to working with those whose relationships are in danger of breaking down.
- We are a client-centred organisation and those who come to the organisation for help, support or education are always our first concern.
- We believe in the uniqueness of the person and everyone’s capacity for self- determination and the pursuit of personal growth and wellbeing.
- Therefore, we accept those who come to the organisation for help, support or education without any judgement or discrimination in relation to their marital status, creed, race, age, gender or sexual orientation.
- We believe that the intimate expression of sexuality communicates love and commitment.
- We recognise that all long-term, intimate relationships are dynamic and likely to experience periods of difficulty, and so it is right that people to seek help without prejudice or stigma.
- We believe that our work, experience and expertise enable us to speak out publicly in support of marriage, relationships and family life.
- We believe in the importance of educating children and young people about marriage, relationships and family life to enable them to make their own informed choices.
- We believe in the benefit of working in partnerships with other agencies in the same field.
- We believe in excellence and are committed to continual review and improvement of our standards and skills.
