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GBMSM who practice chemsex may not access drug services because of anticipated stigma and the perception that these services lack chemsex expertise. Barriers to services are documented, however, little is known about the service experiences of chemsex engaged GBMSM.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Semi\u2010structured interviews were conducted with 24 participants reporting current practice of sexualised use of methamphetamine and\/or gamma hydroxybutyrate. Interviews explored experiences of counselling and psychology services, participant's treatment goals and challenges. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed in NVIVO14 with a qualitative description methodology.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most in our study sought to reduce the frequency of methamphetamine use and used methamphetamine only in sexual contexts. 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