Relationships take skills. We help you build them.
Empathy, boundaries, accountability, repair: these can all be learned. The Relational Life Foundation is making them accessible to everyone through sliding-scale therapy and coaching, scholarships for RLT practitioners, and research that strengthens the evidence base for this work.
Our Mission In Action
Programs grounded in Relational Life Therapy so that cost, culture, or circumstance never stand in the way of healing.
Affordable Therapy
Sliding-scale sessions with trained RLT clinicians
Pay what fits your life. We match you with an RLT-trained therapist who works on a confidential sliding scale.
Research
We are conducting research to make RLT evidence-based
Concentrated weekend workshops that give couples a working set of relational skills they can use Monday morning.
Scholarships
50% tuition scholarships for those who need access most
Need-based scholarships cover the cost of therapy, bootcamps, and cohorts for people facing financial barriers.
Relational Wellness Impact Stories
Real Story
“I never imagined this kind of work could be within reach. The sliding-scale program gave us a path back to each other.”
Maya and Jordan, Affordable Therapy Clients
Real Story
“Really appreciated the opportunity to work with an RLT practitioner during a period of financial difficulty for us. It was really helpful for us to see more of our patterns so we can free ourselves from them. We thank you so much for offering this option to the world!”
Scott F., Affordable Therapy Client
Real Story
“I can comfortably get consistent counseling and focus on my sessions verses being unsure whether I can afford to even commit. It’s been truly lovely to be able to have this experience and it helped having the consistency.”
Zena R., Affordable Therapy Client
Real Story
“[The Sliding Scale Program] has allowed me to connect to coaching clients in the USA, which I enjoy. They have a good idea what RLT is about and are really seeking to learn new skills to turn their relationship around. Its very new in South Africa, not well known. But I am spreading the word one client at a time!”
Steph D., Sliding Scale Practitioner
Real Story
“I love how RLT encourages personal responsibility for relational health.”
Averil L., RLT Practitioner
Grounded in Relational Life Therapy with Terry Real
Relational Life Therapy, developed by Terry Real, integrates psychological insight with practical tools for accountability and relational repair.
The Relational Life Foundation expands this work beyond the therapy room, bringing relational skills into communities, increasing access, and elevating relational health as a public good.
“Intimacy is not a feeling. It is a skill.”
Terry Real
Founder of Relational Life Therapy
Board Chair, Relational Life Foundation
Relational Life Foundation
The work starts with us
Disconnection does not fix itself. It shifts when people learn new ways of relating. It happens when families learn to repair conflict instead of escalating, when partners choose curiosity over control, and when communities practice accountability instead of blame.