Deborah Faulkner, BACP

Deborah Faulkner is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She speaks English and draws on a decade of practice to support people who are ready to talk about their thoughts and daily habits. Deborah aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.

She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening day to day and finding small, practical changes that help. Deborah works with people who have experienced trauma and abuse, and she supports those coping with life changes and intense emotions.

Her approach mixes ideas from Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness. Deborah uses these ways of working to help people notice patterns, try new responses, and build steadier routines. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns when that feels useful.

Over ten years of practice have included supporting people with parenting stress, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career pressure and compassion fatigue. Her additional focus areas include ADHD, adoption and foster care, chronic illness, body image and communication problems. Deborah accepts international clients and combines practical steps with careful listening.

To start, she asks people to describe what they want to change and what matters most to them. From there she helps set simple goals and checks progress as work continues.

How Deborah’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy helps look at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns. It can be useful for people who feel stuck in repeated relationship or trust issues.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what is important to the client. It supports people who need a steady, accepting space to talk things through and make their own choices.

CBT - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - looks at thoughts and everyday habits and how they affect mood and behaviour. It often involves noticing unhelpful patterns and practising small changes between sessions to build better routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Deborah will discuss options and help decide which methods fit someone’s situation, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may change over time as needs shift.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow quieter check-ins that do not need long travel, and make follow-up conversations easier after a significant life event. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, often use online sessions to keep work consistent with day-to-day life.