- Calm practical support
- Focus on relationships
- Mindful and goal oriented
About Deborah
Deborah Faulkner offers calm, practical support for people facing difficult life changes and health challenges. She meets people where they are and helps them work through stress, anxiety, grief and depression. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making it easier to talk about what matters most.
Deborah uses listening and questioning to help people notice patterns in their thoughts, feelings and relationships. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques for unhelpful thinking, attachment-based ideas about relationships, and psychodynamic thinking about past events that still affect life now. Mindfulness and client-centred ways of working also influence how she helps people stay grounded and feel heard.
With ten years of experience she has supported people dealing with trauma, sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue and long-term health issues. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, body image, bereavement and communication problems. Deborah aims to help people develop practical coping strategies as well as clearer long-term goals.
Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs. People can expect a mix of exploring current difficulties, learning simple tools to reduce distress, and looking at how old patterns keep reappearing. Deborah encourages realistic steps and checks in on progress regularly.
Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which she uses as a professional reference. She works in the United Kingdom and offers work in English, and she accepts international clients through the service.
Deborah uses listening and questioning to help people notice patterns in their thoughts, feelings and relationships. She draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques for unhelpful thinking, attachment-based ideas about relationships, and psychodynamic thinking about past events that still affect life now. Mindfulness and client-centred ways of working also influence how she helps people stay grounded and feel heard.
With ten years of experience she has supported people dealing with trauma, sleep problems, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue and long-term health issues. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, body image, bereavement and communication problems. Deborah aims to help people develop practical coping strategies as well as clearer long-term goals.
Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs. People can expect a mix of exploring current difficulties, learning simple tools to reduce distress, and looking at how old patterns keep reappearing. Deborah encourages realistic steps and checks in on progress regularly.
Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which she uses as a professional reference. She works in the United Kingdom and offers work in English, and she accepts international clients through the service.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work
Deborah often draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and practical coping with health challenges.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships and past experiences shape current feelings. That work can help people understand intimacy issues, communication problems and patterns that repeat in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Deborah works collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person's goals and preferences and checks in as things evolve. Clients and therapist agree on steps and practical tasks together.
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also help maintain continuity of care when life or health issues make in-person meetings difficult.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Deborah help with?
She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and depression, as well as issues like sleep problems, parenting strain and coping with long-term health concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are conversational and person-centred, combining listening with practical tools from cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches.
How long has she been practising?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients through the service.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for your situation.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are booked through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.