- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Deborah
Deborah Espie is a BACP counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. She works with adults who are coping with addictions, self-esteem struggles, anger, and life changes. Deborah is also experienced in issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue and career uncertainty.
Her style is warm and down-to-earth. She offers a calm space to talk things through at your own pace.
Background and approach
Deborah listens closely and adapts sessions to what each person finds helpful. Deborah uses a client-centred way of working, so the sessions follow what matters to the individual. She draws on mindfulness to help people manage worry and notice patterns of thinking and feeling.
Solution-focused techniques are used to identify practical next steps and small changes that make a difference. She has eight years of experience and has held senior clinical and academic roles that broadened her understanding of how people cope and change. That background informs a pragmatic approach to day-to-day problems as well as deeper trauma work when needed.
Deborah offers therapy online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. She sometimes brings creativity into sessions through imagery, metaphor or reflective exercises to help people express things that are hard to say. To begin, a short matching questionnaire on the site helps pair you with her, and sessions are scheduled according to her availability through the platform.
What Deborah works with
Everything Deborah lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Deborah helps people with.
- 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
Approaches Deborah lists
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 blends approaches for online support
Client-centred work focuses on the person in front of the therapist. Sessions begin by listening to what matters most and by shaping the work around each person's priorities. This approach helps with settling in, building trust and making sessions relevant to day-to-day problems.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and managing strong emotions during difficult times.
Solution-focused therapy aims to find practical next steps. Rather than spending most time on the problem, it looks for what is already working and builds small, achievable changes to move forward.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Deborah discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods as the work proceeds. That shared decision making helps ensure the approach fits the issues and the individual.
Online sessions give practical benefits for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face contact across distances, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
Questions people ask about Deborah
What issues does Deborah help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns and a range of related issues such as ADHD, addictions and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, down-to-earth and client-centred, focusing on what matters to the person and adapting sessions to individual needs and pace.
What is her professional background?
Deborah has eight years of clinical experience and has held senior clinical and academic roles that inform her practical understanding of coping and change.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she does not take international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability on the platform.
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