- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Debra
Debra Hayman offers a warm, non-judgemental space for people who feel overwhelmed by life. She welcomes straightforward conversation and listens closely so clients can work through what matters most. Debra holds BACP registration and has eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She focuses on relationship difficulties, low self esteem and trauma. Much of her background includes work with drug and alcohol misuse, which involved supporting people with anxiety, depression, domestic abuse and eating concerns.
Background and approach
Debra aims to help people understand their feelings and how those feelings shape choices and behaviour. Her practice draws on practical methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness alongside emotionally-focused and client-centred ways of working. Sessions are used to clarify problems, try new responses and build small, steady changes that fit everyday life.
Debra talks plainly and keeps each session oriented to the client's goals. People often come for help managing stress, grief, parenting worries, anger or ongoing low mood. She also offers support around attachment, communication issues, caregiver strain and blended family challenges.
The approach adapts to the issue rather than following one fixed method. Debra recognises how difficult it can be to ask for help. She encourages a first step of short conversations to see whether the working style and aims feel like a good match.
If they do, sessions can move at a pace set by the client.
What Debra works with
Everything Debra lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Debra helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Debra lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of each session and is about listening and reflecting so clients feel understood. This approach helps when people need space to talk through parenting stress, relationship tensions or grief and to set their own goals.Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns in thoughts and behaviours and testing small experiments to change them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, anger and many everyday struggles because it gives practical steps that can be tried between sessions.
Emotionally-focused work helps people understand and shift patterns in how they relate to others. It can be helpful for resolving recurring relationship distress and building clearer emotional communication.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options and agree a plan based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone can fit a short check-in, live chat suits brief exchanges and text messaging lets people reflect in writing. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving and daily life while keeping the focus on practical progress.
Questions people ask about Debra
What kinds of concerns can Debra help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, parenting worries, low self esteem and eating-related concerns.
What is her style of therapy like?
Sessions combine client-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness, plus emotionally-focused work when relationships are a focus.
How much professional experience does she have?
Debra has eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, including substantial work supporting people affected by drug and alcohol misuse.
What credentials and location are listed for Debra?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Debra offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine.
How is pricing handled for sessions?
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 Debra?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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