Old-Home - 2 Halves Of A Soul

Everyone says that relationships require work, but who can show you how to actually improve your marriage or partnership? With no road-map for happiness, you sometimes need real-life guides with wisdom and experience to show you the way.

Ruthie and Joel Portnoy recently celebrated 40 years of happy marriage. They married as childhood sweethearts aged 20, and have grown together while bringing up a large family and leading the Jewish community of Hale in England. Read More

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“Ruthie and Joel are dedicated to helping couples create strong, lasting relationships within which they experience the joy of deeply connecting. They bring their many years of wisdom and experience to this mission.”

“I would like to highly recommend Joel and Ruthie Portnoy as dedicated and sincere professionals in the field of relationships and am sure their work with couples will be a great contribution to anyone willing to better their marriage. They both combine a serious professional approach with personal warmth, based on their accumulated experience as communal leaders and spiritual advisers over decades of public service.”

“Joel and Ruthie Portnoy have years of supporting and guiding individuals and couples. I am a big fan of the two of them and have personally learnt much from working with them and knowing them as a couple. They not only help and coach couples but they are a personal example of a couple that are constantly working on and enriching their own relationship. As an Imago therapist and Prepare-Enrich facilitator I know first-hand of the valuable and precious tools that the Portnoy’s can share with couples. Working with them individually or as a couple will enhance your relationship for a lifetime.”

“I have had the pleasure of being part of the training journey of Ruthie and Joel. They are committed to assisting couples in their own unique way. Both are dedicated to supporting couples in stress, confusion and crisis and I am happy to recommend their work.”

”Ruthie and Joel are a rare find. Based on many years of experience in helping couples – including being one – they have carefully crafted their own Relationship Enhancement model to serve couples s wherever they are and in whatever state. Both are generous and tender in their style of working and that way challenging for any couples who may have lost these capacities. I find them beautiful beings and a pleasure to work with. Highly recommended!”