Individual Relationship Counselling

I do not do couples/marriage counselling, but I frequently have clients who are seriously struggling with their partner. Occasionally, a client may already be in the process of separation or divorce when they come to see me.
Initially, I will clarify what the desire is for the relationship. Is the client aiming for reconciliation or for healing of emotional hurt?
If the aim is resolution, communication skills training and developing empathy are helpful.
If the client is trying to rebuild his life after a separation/divorce, I treat it as a relational bereavement. To them, their relationship/marriage has died. As with all grief work, I primarily use client-paced person-centred therapy.