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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.

Get in Contact for LGBT Counselling

First Time Contact Enquiry

For all initial enquiries from first-timers, please use my Contact Form (below)

Existing or Previous Client Contact Enquiries

To send an email, please use the email address you received during our initial discussions for your first appointment.

If you need to get in contact without using email…

Telephone Messages

FOR EXISTING CLIENTS*: who need to leave a message (e.g. cancelling a session), please use the email address you received in reply to your first inquiry.

If you cannot send an email, you can leave a voice message.

056 0366 3067  – to leave a telephone voice message.

NB: 056 are non-geographic numbers for Internet based telephone communications. Anyone can call this number through the traditional phone system. Calling non-geographic Internet-based numbers costs the same as calling a standard UK 01 or 02 landline number.

 

SMS/Text Messages

FOR EXISTING CLIENTS*: who need to leave a message (e.g. cancelling a session), please use the email address you received in reply to your first inquiry.

If you cannot send an email, you can send a text message.

Write your SMS text prefixing it with this 8 digit routing code: 30141998, like so:-

30141998 Hi this is a message from Jim.

…and send the whole message to: 07786 200161

*If you’re not an existing client and you wish to arrange an appointment: 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 at the same time, and everyone has the opportunity to respond to what’s being discussed.

If there’s a problem for you with this approach (e.g. because of a situation of abuse) then I will understand if you wish to contact me without your partner(s) knowing. You and I might have to figure out a way to bring your partner(s) up to speed with what is being discussed in their absence if they are to particulate in counselling with you.

Appointment times: you’ll see a list of available days & times further down this page.

Counsellor Dean Richardson MNCPS<span style='font-size:1px; display:inline-block;'> </span>(Accred/Reg)
Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg)
Member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Union

Arranging your First Counselling Session.

Which service are you applying for:

    Couple Contact Form

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Dean is not available from Thursday 19th December to Wednesday 1st January (inclusive).

    Due to a busy time few 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…).

    Jurisdiction / Remote Counselling: Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg) is qualified and insured to work within the United Kingdom; British law applies to our contracted therapy work. If you are not residing within the British Isles or you are not a British Citizen (living abroad) it is possible that Dean may not be able to work with you via Zoom/Skype etc due to restrictions in your country and/or State. If unsure, get in contact anyway so that we might clarify matters…

    About You…

    Full Name (required):

    Age:
    Helps confirm I'm suitable for your relationship.

    Pronouns:

    Helps me refer to you correctly.

    Email (required):

    I will email both you and your partner simultaneously.

    Mobile number (required):

    Will be used only in emergencies.

    NB: I ask for the information above so I know whom I'm talking with…

    About Your Partner…

    Full Name (required):

    Age:

    Helps confirm I'm suitable for your relationship.

    Pronouns:

    Helps me refer to your partner correctly.

    Email (required):

    I will email both your partner and you simultaneously.

    Mobile number (required):

    Will be used only in emergencies.

    NB: If you omit your partner's details I will not respond to your enquiry…

    Your Location(s) - town/city plus country (required):

    Preferred Weekly Appointment Day(s) and Time(s) (required):
     - please be specific; see my currently available appointments (below). Also note that support for shift-workers is limited.

    Preferred Video Medium (required):
    - note that Google Meet is limited to 60 minutes but currently unavailable.

    What are you both seeking from my counselling service (required):

    **In your summary (above) include:   What's happening that you'd like to discuss in counselling?   How you imagine counselling will help you.   What outcome(s) are you & your partner looking for by the end of our work?  Providing such information helps me understand if I'm offering the service you're looking for, and I can advise you appropriately if I'm not. Please keep your summary to a maximum of three paragraphs - and remember that email is not a confidential form of communication (please don't breach anyone's privacy nor risk your own; see About Electronic Messaging Privacy).

    Lastly: this website offers you lots of information about counselling for LGBT Relationships before you chose to get in touch.
    Was there any information that you didn't find, though? Let me know, below (optional):

    Before sending your message, please check that:-

    / Read about beginning counselling… (new window)

    / Read about fees… (new window)

    / Read about Video Counselling… (new window)

    IMPORTANT: JUNK EMAIL / Microsoft EMail Users: (Outlook, Hotmail, Live, Exchange etc) please check your JUNK folder for my reply. Microsoft mail servers regularly misunderstand our correspondence as being from an unsolicited sender and (when doing so) often place my replies into your Junk folder. To try to stop this from happening, add the domain: lgbtcouplecounselling.co.uk to your SAFE SENDERS list (see "Marking Email as Not Spam" for more information).

      Throuples/Group Contact Form

      IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Dean is not available from Thursday 19th December to Wednesday 1st January (inclusive).

      Due to a busy time few 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…).

      Jurisdiction / Remote Counselling: Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg) is qualified and insured to work within the United Kingdom; British law applies to our contracted therapy work. If you are not residing within the British Isles or you are not a British Citizen (living abroad) it is possible that Dean may not be able to work with you via Zoom/Skype etc due to restrictions in your country and/or State. If unsure, get in contact anyway so that we might clarify matters…

      About You…

      Full Name (required):

      Age:

      Helps confirm I'm suitably qualified for your group.

      Pronouns:

      Helps me refer to you correctly.

      Email (required):

      I will email you and your partners simultaneously.

      Mobile number (required):

      Will be used only in emergencies.

      About Your Partner(s)…

      Group Members (required):
      Use this box to list each person who will be attending group therapy (one person per line). Format: "name / email / age / pronouns". For example:-

      John Smith / johnsmith@email.com / 38 / he/him
      Alec Smith / alexsmith@email.com / 37 / they/them

      Important: you must have everyone's permission to share their contact details; I will be replying to everyone simultaneously.

      Your Location(s) - town/city plus country (required):

      Preferred Weekly Appointment Day(s) and Time(s) (required):

       - please be specific; see my currently available appointments (below). Also note that support for shift-workers is limited.

      Preferred Video Medium (required):
      - Google Meet is limited to 60 minutes but currently unavailable.

      What are you seeking from my counselling service? (required):

      **In your description (above) include:   What's happening that you'd like to discuss in counselling?   How your group imagines counselling will help.   What outcome(s) are you all hoping for by the end of our work?  Such information helps me understand if I'm offering the service you're looking for, and I can advise you appropriately if I'm not. Please keep your summary to a maximum of three paragraphs - and remember that email is not a confidential form of communication (please don't breach anyone's privacy nor risk your own; see About Electronic Messaging Privacy).

      Lastly: this website offers you lots of information about counselling for LGBT Relationships before you chose to get in touch.
      Was there any information that you didn't find, though? Let me know, below (optional):


      Before sending your message, please check that:-

      / Read about beginning counselling…(new window)

      / Read about fees…(new window)

      / Read about Video Counselling…(new window)

      IMPORTANT: JUNK EMAIL / Microsoft EMail Users: (Outlook, Hotmail, Live, Exchange etc) please check your JUNK folder for my reply. Microsoft mail servers regularly misunderstand our correspondence as being from an unsolicited sender and (when doing so) often place my replies into your Junk folder. To try to stop this from happening, add the domain: lgbtcouplecounselling.co.uk to your SAFE SENDERS list (see "Marking Email as Not Spam" for more information).

        Individual Contact Form

        IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Dean is not available from Thursday 19th December to Wednesday 1st January (inclusive).

        Due to a busy time few 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…).

        Jurisdiction / Remote Counselling: Dean Richardson MNCPS (Accred/Reg) is qualified and insured to work within the United Kingdom; British law applies to our contracted therapy work. If you are not residing within the British Isles or you are not a British Citizen (living abroad) it is possible that Dean may not be able to work with you via Zoom/Skype etc due to restrictions in your country and/or State. If unsure, get in contact anyway so that we might clarify matters…

        Full Name (required):

        Age:

        Helps confirm I'm suitably qualified for your counselling.

        Pronouns:

        Helps me refer to you correctly.

        Email (required):

        Mobile number (required):

        Will be used only in emergencies.

        Your Location(s) - town/city plus country (required):

        Preferred Weekly Appointment Day(s) and Time(s) (required):

         - please be specific; see my currently available appointments (below). Also note that support for shift-workers is limited.

        Preferred Video Medium (required):
        - Google Meet is limited to 60 minutes but currently unavailable.

        What are you seeking from my counselling service? (required):

        **In your description (above) include:   What's happening that you'd like to discuss in counselling?   How you imagine counselling will help you.   What outcome(s) are you hoping for by the end of our work?  Such information helps me understand if I'm offering the service you're looking for, and I can advise you appropriately if I'm not. Please keep your summary to a maximum of three paragraphs - and remember that email is not a confidential form of communication (please don't breach anyone's privacy nor risk your own; see About Electronic Messaging Privacy).

        Lastly: this website offers you lots of information about counselling for LGBT Relationships before you chose to get in touch.
        Was there any information that you didn't find, though? Let me know, below (optional):

        Before sending your message, please check that:-

        / Read about beginning counselling…(new window)

        / Read about fees…(new window)

        / Read about Video Counselling…(new window)

        IMPORTANT: JUNK EMAIL / Microsoft EMail Users: (Outlook, Hotmail, Live, Exchange etc) please check your JUNK folder for my reply. Microsoft mail servers regularly misunderstand our correspondence as being from an unsolicited sender and (when doing so) often place my replies into your Junk folder. To try to stop this from happening, add the domain: lgbtcouplecounselling.co.uk to your SAFE SENDERS list (see "Marking Email as Not Spam" for more information).

        Available Appointments

        Counselling Appointments Regularly Available by Next Week.

        You are invited to select your preferred appointment day(s) and time(s) for when you get in contact with me. Keep in mind that our counselling arrangement will be a weekly commitment. Once we've agreed on a day and time, our appointment will be reserved exclusively for you until the end of our work (or until we discuss and plan a change).

        NB: My Core Practice Hours are: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays from noon to 9pm (last session 8pm), with Fridays reserved for groups at 5pm and 7pm. I am unavailable outside of these times.

        Available Appointments for Counselling
        Couples, Throuples & Individuals (Zoom, Skype…)
        Click to go to HavantCounselling.com
        Mondays:This day is not available for bookings
        Tuesdays:12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm
         Note: the afternoon appointments are being considered by new clients.
        Wednesdays:12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm
         Waiting list available (contact me to discuss…)
        Thursdays:12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm
         Note: the afternoon appointments are being considered by new clients.
        Fridays:This day is not available for bookings
        Weekends:This day is not available for bookings
        Polyamorous Groups (Zoom, Skype…)
        Fridays:12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm
         Long Waiting List
        Appointments for Counselling
        Day of WeekTimes of Day
        Couples, Throuples & Individuals (Zoom, Skype…)
        Visit HavantCounselling.com
        Mon:Not available
        Tue:4pm or 6pm
         Note: the afternoon appointments are being considered by new clients.
        Wed:Waiting List (contact me)
        Thu:3pm or 4pm
         Note: the afternoon appointments are being considered by new clients.
        Fri:Not available
        W/E:Not available
        Polyamorous Groups (Zoom, Skype…)
        Fri:Long Waiting List

        About These Appointments…

        Counselling Appointments Available
        IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Dean is not available from Thursday 19th December to Wednesday 1st January (inclusive).

        Due to a busy time few 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.

        Old House at Home (Havant, Hampshire)