Why You Feel Alone in Relationships | The Right Therapist

In this episode of The Right Therapist, Laura is joined by Gestalt psychotherapist and EMDR therapist Sheridan Green to explore relationships through a Gestalt lens. Together, they unpack a powerful framework: that every relationship contains three relationships — the relationship with self, the other’s relationship with self, and the shared relationship, the we.Drawing on Gestalt therapy, existential thought, and lived clinical experience, Sheridan reflects on how identity shifts, parenthood, neurodivergence, and unresolved childhood patterns shape intimacy. They explore why conflict is rarely just about what’s happening now, how defensiveness and withdrawal can signal unfinished inner work, and what it means to turn toward each other instead of away when things get hard.The conversation also includes a live Gestalt therapy segment, offering a rare, embodied look at vulnerability, self-protection, and the “armour” we build to survive — and how that armour can quietly limit closeness.This episode is for anyone curious about relationships as living systems, not static achievements — and for those wanting to relate with more awareness, responsibility, and choice.