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Deborah Espie, BACP

Deborah Espie is a counsellor who helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties and a wide range of other concerns.

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About Deborah

Deborah Espie is a counsellor who helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low mood, grief, relationship difficulties and a wide range of other concerns. She uses a calm, down-to-earth manner to help people feel understood and to make sense of what they are facing. She offers short-term practical work and longer conversations depending on what someone needs.

Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on building small, manageable steps toward that goal.

Background and approach

Deborah adapts her style to each person rather than using the same approach for everyone. Her practice draws on client-centred ideas that put the person’s experience at the heart of the work. She also uses trauma-focused techniques and mindfulness to help with strong emotions and distressing memories.

Solution-focused methods are used when people want clear, goal-orientated plans. Deborah has eight years of clinical experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes senior clinical and academic roles that inform how she understands common patterns of coping and recovery.

She is comfortable working with neurodivergent people and with issues such as addictions, eating concerns, ADHD, carers' stress and chronic health worries. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a session is scheduled through the platform according to therapist availability.

Payment is by a cancellable subscription that varies by location and therapist arrangements.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	402161	October 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
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
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Deborah names

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How Deborah’s approaches work online

Deborah combines trauma-focused work, client-centred practice and mindfulness in ways that translate to online sessions. Trauma-focused therapy helps people make sense of distressing memories and reduce their hold on day-to-day life through step-by-step techniques and pacing. Client-centred work places the person’s experience at the heart of each session, so the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them voice what matters most. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that help with anxiety, low mood and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Deborah will discuss goals and preferences and then agree a way of working together. This means trying approaches, reviewing progress and adjusting plans based on what helps most for each person’s situation.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports a brief check-in or when typing feels easier, and text messaging can help with short updates between sessions. These options provide flexibility for people juggling work, caring responsibilities or health needs, and make it easier to fit therapy into daily life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Deborah commonly work with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD and a broad range of related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is warm and down-to-earth, focusing on the person’s experience and practical steps. She adapts approaches to suit each person rather than following a fixed method.

What professional background does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience and has held senior clinical and academic roles that shape her understanding of coping and recovery.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Deborah?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.