About Deborah
Deborah Sammon is an integrative therapist with 28 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and major life changes. She invites people to take one step at a time and recognises the courage it takes to start therapy. Deborah treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on their strengths.
Deborah works in a straightforward, respectful way. She listens first and helps people make sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps that can reduce overwhelm and improve daily coping. Small, manageable changes are preferred over large, sudden shifts. Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques suited to each person's needs.
She uses tools to address anxiety, post-traumatic stress and grief while also supporting work on attachment, abandonment feelings and relationship communication. The work often includes learning new ways to soothe strong emotions and practice different responses. People come to Deborah for help with midlife transitions, workplace stress, caregiver strain, guilt and forgiveness, and issues around life purpose.
She also supports those processing divorce and separation, or working on self-love and confidence. Conversations aim to leave people with clearer choices and more coping strategies. Deborah holds the ACA credential, which she uses alongside many years of practical experience in Australia.
Her manner is calm and pragmatic, focused on helping people move forward at a pace that suits them.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Deborah draws on evidence-based techniques that are suited to anxiety, trauma and grief. One common approach focuses on learning skills to manage strong emotions and reduce anxious reactions. This involves short, practical exercises to calm the body and change unhelpful thinking patterns, helping people feel steadier day to day.Another approach targets processing traumatic memories and reducing their hold on daily life. Work of this kind combines careful pacing with techniques to tolerate distress and build new ways of responding to triggers. It can support recovery from post-traumatic stress and abuse-related symptoms.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Deborah collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time so work stays relevant and useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video calls suit deeper discussions and visual connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be useful for brief check-ins or when people prefer shorter, more frequent contact. These formats help people access therapy around work, family commitments and other life demands.
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- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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