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You and your partner might like to join a group of gay & lesbian couples through Zoom.  Such therapy groups are exclusively for LGBT couples … LGBT individuals may not join  a couple group (although situations where a couple later separates will be managed on a case-by-case basis decided buy the group).

Zoom “Group Video” Chat supports a theoretical limit of up to 10 simultaneous video connections – however there is a practical limit of 5 maximum connections since Microsoft amended how the service works (it’s controlled by the power of the therapist’s computer & broadband connection). This suggests:-

Some guidelines about Group Therapy for Gay Couples.

Make contact today to discuss joining a Zoom Therapy Group for Gay Couples.

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THIS PAGE IS FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES – NOT TO MAKE CONTACT FOR THERAPY.

Each Gay Couple Therapist has their own contact page (See the Therapist Directory) … and if you are looking to contact a therapist for relationship counselling please use the directory.

If you have a general enquiry about our service for gay couples, such as wishing to join the directory, due to SPAM Bots, please contact Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accred/Reg) via his main website at HavantCounselling.com:

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• Joining Gay Couple Counselling.com as a qualified therapist of LGBT couples.
• Professional enquiries.

However, if you are making an enquiry about couple counselling (eg appointments etc),  please contact your therapist directly using the LGBT Couple Therapist Directory…

Due to SPAM Bots, please contact Dean Richardson via his main website at HavantCounselling.com:

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Not every therapist is trained nor qualified specifically in counselling couple relationships.

Just because a counsellor has completed counselling training does not mean that they have any training nor experience in working with the needs of couples.  Many – if not most – counselling qualifications train counsellors to work with individuals… not with couples. There are some very important differences between the skills of therapists who have been trained to work with individuals, versus the skills needed to work with couple relationships.

Additionally… not every therapist will work with gay or lesbian relationships.  Sometimes the therapist will object on religious grounds, sometimes for other reasons (like not having the appropriate training or experience).

If you’re in doubt as to if a therapist is suitable for you: ask him/her directly.  Ask for evidence of the therapist’s training and qualifications, and if you are left in any doubt: don’t!  Seek another therapist.

GayCoupleCounselling.com focuses on providing professional therapeutic support exclusively for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and mixed-sexuality couple relationships.  The therapists listed below are appropriately qualified – and you are welcome to ask each therapist any question you would like about their appropriateness for your couple relationship’s needs.

Therapists Specialising in Couple Counselling for LGBT Partners.

Dean Richardson MNCPS(accredited Registrant) Read Dean’s Profile…		Dean Richardson – MNCPS(Accredited Registrant). Base: United Kingdom / Media: Face-to-face (Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom) and Skype (Worldwide Internet). Professional Membership: Accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society of Great Britain (MNCPS) and member of the Psychotherapy & Counselling Union of Great Britain. Primary Qualifications: Dip. Psych. Couns. (2003), Post Grad Dip. Psych/Sys Couple Couns (2009), National Foundation in Group Psychotherapy (2010/11 – IGA/GASE Brighton), Cognitive Behavioural Approach (HemfiPsych 2011/12). Specialities: Working with gay and lesbian couples and couples of mixed-sexual orientation/identification using integrated systemic/psychodynamic core therapeutic methodology. Read about Dean  /  Dean’s Appointments  /  Dean’s Fees  /  Contact Dean.
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For gay couples who are interested in working with a professionally qualified Gay Couple Therapist via Zoom video counselling sessions, GayCoupleCounselling.com reaches out to work with gay couples throughout the world.

Not looking for online gay couple relationship therapy? Try our Portsmouth in-person Face-to-Face services.

Ideal for:

Gay Couples use Zoom Video

Our video couple counselling services for LGBT relationships uses Zoom’s “group video” service and is targeted toward gay couples, lesbian couples, mixed-sexuality couples in intimate/committed relationships who wish to use  GayCoupleCounselling.com‘s therapy services but who are either unable to travel to a face-to-face/in-person meeting, or who are in a long-distance relationship.

Long-distance/remote couple relationships are couples who are in separate countries or separate counties/states/towns who wish to work with GayCoupleCounselling.com specifically as a Specialist in LGBT Couples Counselling.

Benefits of Zoom for Counselling

• Not all relationships are in the same home: in the same city, same county/state or even the same country!
• Long distance couple relationships struggle with conflicts as much as living-together relationships.
• Working with your partner via Zoom with a qualified & experienced gay couples counsellor can be an appropriate therapy for your relationship problems.
• The same therapeutic boundaries are maintained: time boundaries, session schedule’s and working practices.

Using Zoom

Most couples prefer to use two devices (eg 2 x computers, a computer and a Zoom-enabled Smart Phone etc…) but if the couple can tolerate to sit very close to each other then a single Zoom camera will suffice;  the couple need to be able to look at each other from time to time The choice to use one or two Zoom devices is yours, though.

Confidentiality & Zoom Video Conference.

Zoom has a position on confidentiality which may effect some couples’ decision to participate in Zoom video conference couple counselling – a version of Microsoft’s is here: https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/privacy/privacy-statement/

Time Differences

Zoom couple counselling can be ideal for remote/Long-distant relationships – but we will have to manage any time-differences.

Outside-of-session Contact.

It is sometimes necessary to make contact with the counsellor outside of the sessions (e.g. to cancel or rearrange an appointment). When emailing Dean, best practice is to CC your partner in the email.  Unless it has been agreed otherwise by everyone, individual contact with Dean without the knowledge of the partner is not advisable, but we will manage this as far as possible should it become necessary.

Whilst attempting to engage in contact beyond the time-boundaries and therapy-boundaries is discouraged, we will manage situations as they arise.

Contact us today for Gay Couple Video Counselling.

Are you a gay or lesbian couple, a couple in a mixed-sexuality relationship, looking for support and professional assistance in managing your relationship conflicts?

1) Look through the directory for a therapist who you’d like to contact or

2) Contact us to discuss your needs.

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If you arrived on GayCoupleCounselling.com seeking a therapist to work with because of your sexuality, but you are not in a couple partnership and don’t wish to attend therapy as a couple, we are happy to refer you to Havant Counselling (a face-to-face and Zoom video counselling service with specialist therapist: Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accredited Registrant)

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For gay couples who are interested in working with a professionally qualified, gay couple counsellor in person (“Face-to-Face”), you can work with Dean Richardson in his private practice, located in Havant, Hampshire (United Kingdom):-

Not looking for in-person face-to-face gay couple relationship therapy? Try our  Skype Online services.

Directions to The Cove, Havant.

Whether driving by car, taking a taxi, or visiting by train, Gay Couple Counselling is a service that’s easily accessible within Havant, Hampshire, with convenient parking places, or a short walk from the station.

For full details see: HavantCounselling.com/location

Google Map / Directions.

Contact us for Face-to-face Gay Couple Counselling.

Are you a gay or lesbian couple, a couple in a mixed-sexuality relationship, looking for support and professional assistance in managing your relationship conflicts?

1) Look through the directory for a therapist who you’d like to contact or

2) Contact us to discuss your needs.

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Locations for Gay Couple Counselling.

GayCoupleCounselling.com currently offers two locations for counselling:-

1. 1. Face-to-Face in Portsmouth, Hampshire (UK)
   2. Skype video conference from the comfort of your home.

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Fees for Gay Couple Counselling.

We offer a rather unique way to agree a fee with us for your relationship therapy.

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Recommended Literature.

Bibliotherapy (therapy through reading literature) is a valid form of therapy. Some couples find that their relationship can improve by following suggestions in a book, or by recognising something about their behavioour.

Read more…

Your Privacy.

Your privacy is important to us.  We outline how we protect your personal information and the use of cookies on this website.

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Counselling for LGBT Couples.

Are you a gay couple? A lesbian couple? A couple of mixed sexual-orientation?

Are you seeking counselling for your couple relationship?

At GayCoupleCounselling.com (centred in Hampshire, UK) you will find the right qualified therapist who focuses on the needs of LGBT couples in therapy.

We offer face-to-face counselling, and online/video counselling:-

• Face-to-face Counselling.
• Skype/Video Gay Couple Counselling.

Your Choice of LGBT Counsellor.

The therapist you choose works with gay couples world wide and will be qualified and experienced in working with gay, lesbian, bisexual and mixed-sexuality couples. We’re here to help your partnership get back on its feet again when things have been going wrong.

Counsellor of the Month: Dean Richardson MNCPS(Accredited Registrant) – Havant.

Counselling Services.

Helpful things you will find on this website:-

You will also find Articles and Book Recommendations (for those into bibliotherapy).

Got a Question?

If looking through our website hasn’t answered your questions, please contact us for free (no fees for pre-counselling enquiries).

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Fortunately, nowadays there are fewer counsellors who say that they won’t work with LGBTQ+ people. Whilst this is a blessing, there are still counsellors who are not specifically qualified in couple counselling… and even a significant number of those counsellors have little or no experience in working with gay or lesbian couples.

Hello – I’m Dean Richardson and I am an actual gay couples counsellor, qualified to work with couples and actively working with gay, lesbian, trans* & mixed-sexuality couple relationships. Spot the difference!

My private practice is centred in the South of England (Portsmouth, Hampshire), where you and your partner can meet with me in Havant (map of Havant/PO9 area). I also work online via video counselling to meet with LGBT couples through using Skype’s “group chat”, free video conferencing software.

Why consider Dean Richardson as your gay couple counsellor?

• I’m a professional gay couple counsellor, practising since 1999.
• I am an accredited and registered counsellor with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society of Great Britain [Registration #NCS15-02454].  Unlike the USA (for example, the UK has no therapy-licensing scheme, so the private membership organisations’ accreditation process and registration verify a counsellor’s substantial training, experience and ongoing commitment to maintaining and furthering their standards in counselling practice and ongoing professional development.
• I work privately, not being tied to any single insurance company provider nor to any NHS counselling schemes.
• I’m appropriately qualified, experienced, insured & supervised, adhering to the NCPS Ethical Framework.

I have worked with all sorts of gay & lesbian couples via Skype/Zoom, some of whom were calling from the areas of :-

• London, UK.
• Liverpool, UK.
• Manchester, UK.
• Edingburgh, UK
• Birmingham, UK.
• Los Angeles, USA.
• Bejing, China.
• Germany.
• France.
• India.
• Canada.

… and Face-to-Face couples, some of whom were from around:-

• Birmingham.
• Bournemouth.
• Brighton.
• Chichester.
• Emsworth.
• Guildford.
• Hove.
• Portsmouth.
• London.
• Southampton.

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