About Debra
Debra Basham is a counsellor and coach who uses a practical, person-centred way of working. She aims to help people lessen anxiety and manage stress through steady, conversational support. Debra draws on her business background to offer grounded guidance for work and life decisions.
She spent many years in management and coaching roles before retraining at university for three years. That path led to a shift from corporate leadership into counselling and life coaching.
Background and approach
Her professional background includes mentoring senior staff and volunteering with a cruise grief service. Debra uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on what matters to each person. She combines that with Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, realistic goals.
Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change. People come to her for help with anxiety, stress, grief and workplace strain. Other common concerns include relationships, parenting pressures, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
She also supports those facing divorce, workplace issues and compassion fatigue. Debra holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is listed as BACP. She offers counselling in English and accepts international clients.
Sessions are available online by video, phone, live chat or messaging, and are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Approach and online care that fits your life
Debra works with Client-Centred Therapy, which means the conversation centres on what matters most to the person and moves at their pace. This approach helps people who need a listening, non-judgemental space to think things through.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to identify small, practical steps and quick goals. That method suits people who want clear, manageable changes for issues like anxiety, workplace strain or time-limited problems. Motivational Interviewing is used when a person feels stuck or unsure about change; it helps uncover personal reasons to move forward and build motivation.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt them as things evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for deeper conversations, while phone sessions can fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, family and travel, and to keep continuity when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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