About Debra
Debra Cowen is a counsellor with more than 15 years' experience working with adults and young people. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain and major life changes. Her manner is warm and practical, and she aims to help people find steadiness and regain a sense of control.
Debra works in a trauma-informed, client-centred way. She listens first, then helps people make sense of what is happening in their lives.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning emotional regulation skills and identifying personal values that guide change. She keeps language simple and practical so people can use tools between sessions. When it suits the person, Debra may introduce art therapy or transpersonal methods.
These creative or symbolic approaches help some people express difficult feelings and discover new perspectives. They are optional and only used if the client is comfortable and ready. Debra holds postgraduate qualifications in counselling and psychotherapy and has advanced training in transpersonal counselling and art therapy.
She is a member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) and the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). She also works as an ACA-accredited supervisor. Her goal is to help people feel more resilient and more at ease.
She supports clients to connect with their inner strengths, learn coping strategies, and take small steps that make daily life easier.
Approaches and how online therapy works
Debra uses an evidence-informed, client-centred counselling approach that focuses on helping people understand their reactions and build emotional regulation skills. This approach suits anxiety, panic and stress by teaching practical tools and steadying routines.She also offers transpersonal methods and art therapy for clients who find creative or symbolic expression helpful. Transpersonal work looks at meaning, values and broader life purpose, while art-based techniques let people explore feelings without relying only on words. Both are optional and introduced when they fit the person's comfort and needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and decide collaboratively which methods match the client's goals and preferences. That shared planning helps shape session pace and techniques over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video suits a deeper conversation and teaching exercises, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These formats give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life, and make it easier to maintain momentum when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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