Dean Richardson MNCS(Accredited Registrant)
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Where you can work with Dean Richardson.
Dean Richardson‘s private counselling practice: is centred in Havant, PO9 1PF, Hampshire, UK, accessibly by train, bus and car.
Dean Richardson’s Skype video practice: offers couple therapy remotely by a video conference link – Skype video counselling – ideal for couples who either who cannot travel to my practice in Portsmouth, who live in a different city/country from me, or who are in a long-distance relationship themselves in different cities or even different countries & need therapeutic assistance with their relationship.
Note – I’m also available to work with individuals and groups – click here to see my other website: HavantCounselling.com.
Why a choose a gay couple counsellor?
- Firstly: not all counsellors are couple counsellors. A “qualified” counsellor does not mean that the therapist is qualified nor experienced in working with couples.
- Secondly: it’s an unfortunate truth that not all couple counsellors will work with gay couple. Whether for religious reasons, or other reasons, we might look on this as probably a good thing that the counsellor recuses themselves from your relationship’s therapy.
- Thirdly: even finding a qualified couple counsellor, not all are aware of the distinct pathology or psychological needs of gay, lesbian and mixed-sexuality couples. Some may not believe that they have to know anything distinct about gay couples (assuming all the need to know will be provided by the couple themselves).
- As a gay male therapist, I have a distinct interest and focus in the study of and practice of the therapeutic workings of gay men, lesbian women, bisexual either-genders, and mixed-sexuality couple relationships.
- The therapy with gay couples is a distinct form of psychotherapy that has important differences from couple therapy with heterosexual couples; gay people do not live a heteronormative lifestyle, so gay relationships should cater for distinct homosexual relationships needs.
- I make it a particular part of my continued professional development to study the advanced nature of gay & lesbian relationship therapeutic approaches.
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