LGBT / Gay Counselling

When seeking therapy and counselling, it is imperative to feel supported and feel able to speak freely in order to truly benefit from the therapeutic experience. This is especially true for individuals who suffer from emotional and mental health issues and an LGBT orientation.

Whatever the issue, the usefulness of the sessions is likely to be enhanced by seeing a therapist who understands how your internalised experience of sexual identity may impact on the issues with which you are dealing.

How can we help?

Some of the issues that we able to offer help and support with:

• depression
• anxiety
• loneliness
• alcohol and drug abuse
• coming out
• identity issues
• gay lifestyle issues
• gay parenting issues
• sex addiction
• people living with HIV/AIDS, or other life threatening illnesses
• people whose partners have HIV/AIDS, or other life threatening illnesses
• sexual, physical and emotional abuse survival
• relationship issues
• fidelity, trust and jealousy issues
• negotiated non-monogamy
• transgender issues
• families
• parenting
• people who have been in recovery for several years, maintaining their sobriety, but still feel that their lives ave plateaued emotionally, socially or vocationally
• individuals who have difficulty in forming or sustaining intimate relationships
• gay widowers, who are dealing with the death of their partner

Clinical Partners have a team of Psychiatrists, Psychologists and Psychotherapists who are experienced in this area and who have worked with the Terrence Higgins Trust like Psychotherapist Alison Hunt and they will be able to offer full support and advice for you and your partner.

By calling our Admissions Counsellor on 0203 326 9160 you will be able to talk in confidence about your situation and we can recommend a specialist to assist you.

It is therefore important to see a professional therapist or counsellor with experience in this area and who have an understanding of the issues faced by the LGBT community.