Gay Couples

How do happier couples differ from unhappier ones? As a professional systemic/psychodynamic couple counsellor, Dean Richardson discusses five secrets of happier couples.

Couples who wish to (or have to) separate amicably, who have children or other responsibilities to manage, can find couple counselling a helpful resource to assist both partners in their separation. As a qualified couples counsellor, Dean Richardson can help couples in their focus to end their relationship.

Whilst most counsellors will work with LGBT clients, Dean Richardson is a specialist LGBT counsellor. Spot the difference? Whilst it's true that any LGBT client could work with any counsellor, many Hampshire LGBT clients choose to work specifically with Dean. Dean offers counselling & therapy for gay, lesbian and mixed-gender/sexuality LGBT couples (whether separating or reconciling) and LGBT individuals. As a gay man, lesbian woman, or whatever is your most comfortable gender- and sexual- identification, decide if you would like to meet Dean to discuss your needs from counselling...

Studied over a period of five years, 156 gay male couples were interviewed regarding their couple relationships to provide the conceptualisation of developmental stages of gay male relationships - McWhirter & Mattison (1984)