I am a fully Qualified BACP registered Counsellor and Holistic Therapist with fourteen years practicing experience. I have worked within a wide range of professional settings including the NHS, a local firm of solicitors in addition to private practice and GP referrals. I work with a variety of age groups from professionals to young students within an educational establishment.

My training is integrative and person centered incorporating a variation of approaches to suit the needs of the individual person. Throughout my years of continual learning and personal development, I have been led to using more of an overall Holistic approach which has proven to be successful with many problematic areas of concern, particularly stress management and health issues. This concept of approach uses a variation of techniques working with the emotional physical and spiritual self.

Life can often present us with many daunting challenges and obstacles, which can at times leave us feeling overwhelmed. I offer a confidential, non judgemental environment, in which to explore your feelings thoughts and actions. Assisting you to unravel achieve insight and gain clarity helping you to move forward with your life.

I also offer the option of Hypnotherapy using a variation of relaxation techniques and Guided Meditation to help alleviate fears, phobias and also change negative patterns of behaviour. Hypnotherapy can also assist with many areas of health issues to enhance positive therapeutic change.

Previous Clients Comments:


" A professional, caring and authentic service. Debbie listened and helped me through some persistent issues, meaning I could move forward with a clean slate. She provided an empathetic, person-centred and nurturing environment. Highly recommended."

" Debbie was a friendly support through a difficult time. Her guidance and encouragement helped
me evaluate and begin to change my negative ways of thinking . Debbie was compassionate, very
easy to open up to and genuinely cared. In our sessions, with her guidance I was able to begin
to move in the direction I wanted to be in and move away from my negative behavioural patterns
and start to make positive changes."

" I would like to say that the counselling I received from Debbie was very helpful. She made me feel very comfortable and safe in her presence. The whole process was completely professional but at the same time, relaxed. She helped me, I feel way beyond what was required, lending me books and offering leads for me to follow. I certainly feel that I have grown from our time together and I would recommend her to anyone."

" A professional, caring and authentic service. Debbie listened and helped me through some persistent issues, meaning I could move forward with a clean slate. She provides an empathic, person-centred and nurturing environment. Highly recommended."

" Debbie has been a great help to me helping me with self worth and feelings of negativity. Working with her has helped me see things from a totally different perspective and I've learnt many techniques to help me overcome things which have been lifelong problems. She is really easy to talk to and at all times made me feel comfortable and that I was worth something as person. "

"I Recently had an eight week block of counselling with Debbie, I found her very approachable, understanding, and extremely easy to talk to and open up to. I felt as though I had the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders by the end of my sessions. I never felt judged of embarrassed talking things through with Debbie, she is a lovely warm person. I would highly recommend anyone that is finding life a little hard to cope with and any situations difficult to face, she is the person to help and suggest things to do to help deal with stuff that people are finding a challenge. I myself would like to become a counsellor and I found Debbie an inspiration and someone who I would like to aspire to."

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications

Diploma in therapeutic counselling

Advanced Certificate in counselling

Certificate in counselling

Diploma in clinical Hypnosis

Training and Experience

Trained volunteer with Cruse Bereavement Care

Training with Drugs / Alcohol  Misuse

Pregnancy Crises

Attended Transgender Awareness Workshops

As a practicing Therapist I am aware of the importance of constantly updating my training and experience. This is to ensure ongoing personal development. Therefore I regularly attend a variety of training courses.

Additional Information

Confidentiality

Minimum of 24 hours prior notice regarding cancellations

Individual session £35

Couple Counselling £40 per sessions

Reduced rates for Students

Long term and Short term  Counselling

I Provide a comfortable therapeutic environment within a private premises with a free and safe parking area