Portsmouth Counselling

Dean Richardson MBACP(accred) UKRCP Reg. is an experienced, fully qualified, friendly, ethical and insightful Hampshire counsellor/psychotherapist who will work with you in his private practice in Southsea (Hampshire) and Skype video. Dean is a male counsellor who specialises in working with couples, individuals and groups. He's quite human too - joining in at times of laughter ( it's real therapy - it happens ;) ) as well as listening empathically to the worst people want to talk about. Your choice of therapy is important - decide today if Dean Richardson could be your therapist for private counselling...

When you need a brief solution, you'd choose Dean Richardson's brief focal therapy. Brief therapy is a specialised, time-limited form of counselling that offers you a set number of sessions (discussed between you and Dean at the beginning). By being focussed upon a single, important subject, the counselling work becomes swift, concentrated ... and budget-able. Brief psychodynamic counselling is not suitable for everyone ('open-ended' being another option), but whether six sessions, twelve, or a number specific to your needs, Dean will help you decide if this can be a good therapy for you...

The choice to come into couples counselling may be a courageous one & choosing Dean Richardson can help you both transform the most important relationship of your life. Ideal for marriages, civil-partnerships and platonic relationships, with lots of helpful therapeutic curiosity we'll learn how your relationship became stuck. We'll learn how to perturb unhappy behaviour by gaining new knowledge. With inspiration & creative ideas from all of us we'll introduce changes. With supportive observation, challenge & systemic hypothesising, Dean will help you both to join in the process until you have no further need of him nor couple counselling. Whether breaking-up or reconciling, you could begin counselling soon...

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...

Individual personal counselling is a one-on-one therapy. People wanting personal therapeutic attention from a qualified counsellor choose Dean Richardson. Dean and you meet weekly (same day/time/location) working on personal issues that you lead with and that you and Dean discover together during the initial meeting. By building a helpful therapeutic relationship between you and Dean, both of you will support you in making transformations in your life - from small changes to major alterations - it's your choice. Would you like to begin counselling soon...?