About Deborah
Deborah Faulkner is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and grief. She has ten years of professional experience and works in English. Deborah aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable for worried people and their families.
She focuses on building an open, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and calm, with the counsellor listening first and then working together on what feels most useful next.
Background and approach
Deborah uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in relationships and client-centred ways of working that put the person’s experience at the centre. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness tools for managing symptoms and day-to-day stress.
Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including depression, coping with life changes, parenting strains, sleep problems, low self-esteem and career worries. She also offers support around LGBT issues, intimacy-related problems, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Deborah has experience supporting people through loss, chronic illness and care-related stress, and she is familiar with attachment, adoption and blended family dynamics.
If you want to start, the process involves a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a session to see if the approach feels right.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Deborah is listed here; the rest shows what else Deborah works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Deborah's approaches translate to online counselling
Deborah uses attachment-based and client-centred ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and helps people notice how past close relationships affect current feelings and reactions. Client-centred work focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions rather than directing them. Cognitive behavioural techniques offer practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and small behaviours that keep problems going. Finding the right mix of methods is a shared process. The counsellor will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try different strategies until something feels helpful. Sessions are collaborative so the plan can change as needs shift. The profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people use sessions while living in a different country, since this counsellor accepts international clients. Ask about the available formats when you arrange your first appointment so you can pick what suits your routine.Questions people ask about Deborah
What kinds of issues does this counsellor help with?
Deborah supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns and parenting or career worries.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is person-centred and collaborative, combining client-centred listening with attachment-informed thinking and practical cognitive and mindfulness techniques.
What is Deborah's background and experience?
She has ten years of professional experience working in mental health settings and with a broad range of presenting problems.
What credentials and location are listed for the counsellor?
Deborah is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and Deborah accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Deborah?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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