Getting in Contact for Counselling
Get in contact with Counsellor Dean Richardson MNCS(Accred/Reg) to arrange private, effective, affordable counselling. Exclusively for LGBT /QIA+ Couples and Polyamorous Groups. Local Specialist (Hampshire) and Experienced Online Video Counsellor (Great Britain). Centred in Havant, Portsmouth & Southampton (Hampshire) and Chichester (West Sussex), United Kingdom.Make Contact
Use my contact form (below) to make swift contact for Relationship Counselling.
I will aim to reply to you within two working days (very often much sooner). Exceptions may include bank holidays and my own vacations.
You are getting in contact to enquire about arranging your initial session(s) of counselling, so my contact form asks for details of both partners in a couple relationship, and all partners wishing to attend therapy in a polyamorous group relationship. I will respond to everyone simultaneously.
You’re also asked for an idea on when you’d prefer to meet (date/time). Choose carefully; if our first session is helpful this will be our ongoing weekly appointment day and time… until we’re done.
First time Making Contact?
For all initial enquiries, please use my contact form (below)…
Telephone Messages
FOR EXISTING CLIENTS ONLY*: who need to leave a message (eg cancelling a session) please use the email address you received in reply to your first enquiry.
If you cannot send an email, you can leave a voice message.
☎ 056 0366 3067 – to leave a telephone voice message.
* 056 are non-geographic numbers for Internet based telephone communications. Anyone can call this number through the traditional phone system; costs are the same as if calling a standard UK 01 or 02 landline number.
*If you’re not an existing client, please use my contact form below.
SMS/Text Messages
FOR EXISTING CLIENTS ONLY*: who need to leave a message (eg cancelling a session) please use the email address you received in reply to your first enquiry.
If you cannot send an email, you can send a text message.
Write your SMS text using this format:-
30141998 Hi this is a message from Jim.
…and send this whole message to: 07786 200161
* It’s important that you prefix the message with the 8 digit number: 30141998 or the text message will not be routed correctly.
*If you’re not an existing client, please use my contact form below.
The Process for First-time Counselling
After you have sent in your enquiry:
- I’ll confirm receipt of your message and (if you’ve selected preferred days/times) I’ll confirm the appointment(s) is(are) available. I’ll also send you some documentation to inform you as to the arrangements for counselling.
- At this time I’ll invite you to send your £30 deposit. This will be your confirmation of accepting my initial-appointment offer.
- Once your deposit is received, I’ll confirm our appointment day & time and send you information for connecting to our remote/video session.
- We’ll then meet for our first session together (on the day of the appointment, you’ll send the remainder of the fee).
- Should our first session suggest to us that continuing to work together would be helpful, we’ll arrange further weekly sessions (booked automatically for the same day and time), bringing our work to a close when we’re done sufficiently for the relationship to continue alone.
Information Asked For.
In the contact form you will find I’m asking for every partner who will be attending therapy (names, age, gender ID, telephone numbers and email addresses). This is so that I can reply to everyone participating in therapy, simultaneously.
Explanation: My core approach in practising relationship counselling takes an important neutral approach. By ensuring that the therapeutic alliance I form is with your relationship (not, as some think, with the individuals within the relationship), I become part of the solution rather than the problem – and so this is why I ask for everyones contact details.
If there’s a problem for you with this approach (e.g. because of a domestic abuse situation) then I will understand if you wish to contact me without your partner(s) knowing, but you and I will figure out a way to bring your partner(s) up to speed with what has been spoken about in order for us to participate in counselling together.
Appointment times: you’ll see a list of available days & times further down this page.
Arranging your First Counselling Session.
Available Appointments
Counselling Appointments Regularly Available by Next Week.
You are invited to select your preferred appointment day(s) and time(s) when you get in contact with Dean Keep in mind that our counselling arrangement will be a weekly commitment. Once we've agreed on a day and time, this appointment will be reserved exclusively for you until the end of our work (or unless we discuss and plan a change).
NB: My Core Practice Hours are: Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from noon to 9pm (last session 8pm), with Fridays reserved for groups at 5pm and 7pm.
| Couple & Individual Video Counselling (Zoom,Skype…) Click to go to HavantCounselling.com… | |||||||||
| Monday Appointments: | Waiting list (contact me to discuss) | ||||||||
| Tuesday Appointments: | Not available | ||||||||
| Wednesday Appointments: | Waiting list (contact me to discuss) | ||||||||
| Note: an evening appointment may be available next quarter | |||||||||
| Thursday Appointments: | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm |
| Note: an evening appointment may be available next quarter | |||||||||
| Friday Appointments: | Not available | ||||||||
| Weekend Appointments: | Not available | ||||||||
| Polyamorous Group Video Counselling (Zoom,Skype…) | |||||||||
| Friday Appointments: | Long Waiting List | ||||||||
| Couple & Individual Video Counselling (Zoom,Skype…) Visit HavantCounselling.com… | |
| Mon: | Waiting List (contact me) |
| Tue: | Not Available |
| Wed: | Waiting List (contact me) |
| Note: an evening appointment may be available next quarter | |
| Thu: | 2pm or 3pm |
| Note: an evening appointment may be available next quarter | |
| Fri: | Not Available |
| W/E: | Not Available |
| Polyamorous Group Video Counselling (Zoom,Skype…) | |
| Fri: | Long Waiting List |
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 | NOTICE: Dean is not available from Monday 11th July to Sunday 31st July (inclusive). Due to a busy time no appointments are currently available. Cases do conclude from time to time and you're welcome to reserve your preferred appointments for when they become available (get in touch…). |
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Appointments are weekly: same time, same day, same location, same counsellor.
We work for as long as we all think it's helpful, or for an agreed number of sessions if preferred.
Once you've decided on a date and time, this session is yours for as long as you need it. Your appointment time will not be offered to anyone else.
You pay for sessions weekly (cash, cheque, credit card, debit card).
To end counselling: it is preferable to bring up thoughts about ending rather than attending a session and declaring, "I'm ending today." This is because the desire to end can sometimes be a mask for something else, such as fear, inability to be angry, acting out abandonment, and so on.
When we've agreed on an end date, counselling sessions come to a close as planned.
No Suitable Appointments Available? Receive Notification when one is
Planned Breaks.
The following table lists the dates of my planned breaks this year (i.e. when I am not available).
- Monday 11th July 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022 (21 days).
- Monday 29th August 2022 to Sunday 4th September 2022 (7 days).
- Monday 10th October 2022 to Sunday 16th October 2022 (7 days).
- Monday 14th November 2022 to Sunday 20th November 2022 (7 days).
- Monday 19th December 2022 to Friday 6th January 2023 (19 days).
iCal Subscription
You can embed the dates of Dean's planned breaks (setting your own alarms etc) into your personal, online calendar (GMail, Outlook, iCloud Calendar etc). Whenever Dean adds or amends dates to his breaks-calendar, your calendar will automatically reflect the changes.
This is a free service called: iCal.
The iCal URL you'll need is:
https://iCounsellor.co.uk/iCounsellorBreaks.ical
Example Setting Up using Google Calendar…
- Go to your Google Calendar.
- Under the section Other Calendars click the + button (titled: Add other calendars).
- Select From URL.
- Enter the iCal URL shown above.
- Click Add calendar.
