Deborah Dalley

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Attachment work

About Deborah

Deborah Dalley works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue using a person-centred, humanistic approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has eight years' experience in counselling.

Deborah works alongside people to help them talk through painful experiences and practical problems. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to the person, and on small steps that can reduce distress. She listens without judgement and encourages people to draw on their own strengths when making decisions.

Her background is in humanistic and integrative counselling, with person-centred principles at the heart of her work. That means the counsellor aims to follow the client's pace and topics, rather than imposing a set agenda. She also uses approaches that address attachment patterns and emotional response, which can help where past relationships affect current difficulties.

Deborah uses elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness to help people notice difficult thoughts and act in line with their values. She draws on emotionally focused ideas when relationships or attachment issues are a central concern. Practical, solution-focused steps are used when people want clearer short-term goals.

Clients who come to Deborah include people dealing with abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, end-of-life matters, loneliness, life purpose and money worries. She works with individual adults to work through these concerns in conversation and reflection.

How Deborah uses different approaches in online counselling

Deborah blends person-centred work with approaches that focus on acceptance, attachment and emotion. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that reflect what matters to them; it is often used for anxiety, stress and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and connections, and can be useful for communication problems and abandonment concerns. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of sessions, with the counsellor following the client’s priorities and pace to work through problems and decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will help identify which methods suit the client's needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made collaboratively and can change as the work progresses.

Practical benefits of having sessions online include fitting counselling around work and family commitments, reducing travel time, and making regular check-ins easier to keep. If you need to know which session formats are offered, confirm the current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals on the service can then help fit sessions into everyday life while working through the issues that brought you to counselling.

Topics Deborah lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Deborah

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people who have stress and anxiety by using person-centred discussion, mindfulness and ACT techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises humanistic, integrative counselling with a person-centred focus and draws on ACT, attachment-based ideas, EFT and mindfulness.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes.

How are sessions arranged and paid?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.