Robert Rees is an accredited psychotherapist working with relationships and psychosexual therapy, with nearly a decade of experience helping couples navigate the complexities of their relationships. As a tutor on The Grove’s couples and relationship course, Robert brings his expertise to support learners in developing the confidence, tools, and strategies needed to foster deeper connection, understanding, and resolution in the couples they work with. Robert has a particular interest in recovery in low and no sex relationships after a relational rupture.
Learners benefit from Robert’s practical, hands-on approach, gaining insights into effective therapeutic techniques that address relational challenges. His ability to break down complex dynamics into teachable frameworks empowers practitioners to feel confident when working with couples, whether navigating conflict, intimacy issues, or communication barriers.
Robert also brings a wealth of expertise from leading The Grove’s flagship somatic-based course, Healing with Embodied Practice, which explores how physical awareness and somatic approaches enhance therapeutic outcomes. His teaching extends to co-leading courses on Sleep Recovery and ADHD, giving learners a deeper understanding of how these factors influence relationships as well as teaching on The Grove’s Supervision Course. Practitioners will leave with actionable knowledge of how to integrate these elements into their practice to better support their clients.
As a skilled trauma therapist and interested in emotional regulation, Robert shares techniques that help practitioners guide their clients toward emotional balance and resilience in the face of disagreement and conflict, a common block to healing relational issues. Through his teaching, learners will explore how to effectively address emotional dysregulation in a relational context, equipping them to handle the most challenging aspects of therapy with confidence.
Beyond his clinical expertise, Robert draws on over 20 years of experience in organizational practice, including leadership roles in a FTSE 100 company. He shares insights into how emotional intelligence and mental health practices can be applied across different settings, offering learners a broader perspective on how relational dynamics can be influenced by external pressures, such as workplace stress or family systems.
Robert’s engaging and supportive teaching style helps learners to gain valuable knowledge but also feel welcomes and inspired to grow as practitioners.