Portsmouth Location:

The Marple Cross Centre, Albemarle House, Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LB (more…)

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Counselling in Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Where.

My Portsmouth consultation room located in The Marple Cross Centre, Albemarle House, Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LB – opposite the Queen’s Hotel (click for location map) – five minutes walk from Southsea Hoverport.

When.

I usually offer appointments in Portsmouth & Southsea on Monday afternoons & evenings, and Friday mornings, but other days and times can be discussed (contact me to discuss).

Location.

The Portsmouth building is ground floor (wheelchair access), off the main road, opposite The Queen’s Hotel. It is equally distant from both Portsmouth Harbour railway station, and Portsmouth & Southsea railway station.

Across from Albemarle House is the Southsea Common which can be a peaceful place to be after a session (when the weather is nice!) and near the coast; Southsea Clarence Pier and the hovercraft is a two minute walk from the building (ideal for Isle of Wight clients).

Within the building we have a reception and a comfortable waiting room with toilet facilities including properly equipped wheelchair toilet facilities & a specially designed wheelchair ramp to facilitate access into the reception from street level (all counselling rooms are on a level floor).

The building is accessible by wheelchair & suitable for the mobility impaired.

If you bring someone with you for support, your friend is welcome to visit the many local shops, museums and coffee shops/cafes during your session as, for confidentiality and health & safety, we are unable to cater for someone sitting in the waiting area during someone’s counselling session.

Advice on Travelling to Portsmouth & Southsea.

Buses: See Portsmouth Bus Service routes planner:- http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/AtoZ/592.html

Railway: Nearest railway stations are: “Portsmouth Harbour” (click for directions)   “Portsmouth & Southsea” (click for directions).   Both stations are an approximate 20 minutes’ walk.

Hovercraft: Five minutes walk from Southsea Hoverport – suitable for Isle of Wight visitors.

Car Parking: Convenient parking (up to three hours for free along one of the streets parallel to the building (Nightingale Road, etc)) or a parking meter on the road, or one of the car parks near the building. Approximately £1.20 for one hour’s parking fee.

Counselling Online via the Internet.

For those who might prefer to work with me online, I offer an Internet Counselling service.

Counselling via this method uses your web-browser, which will connect to my online counselling service through a secure/encrypted connection, and the counselling is an effective combination of correspondence and reflection. This leaves you free to interact asynchronously with Dean Richardson at a time of day that suits you.