Desta "Dee" Davies-Boothe

• Client-Centred
• CBT
• Narrative

About Desta

Desta "Dee" Davies-Boothe helps people work on stress, anxiety, relationships, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes using a counsellor-led, conversational approach. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Dee adapts what happens in sessions to the person in front of her. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to how thoughts and behaviours affect daily life. She draws on Client-Centred approaches to listen and reflect, and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at patterns that keep problems going.

She has worked with people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, and relationship challenges such as commitment and communication problems. Dee also supports people facing body image worries, codependency, caregiver stress and the stress that follows natural or human-caused disasters.

Her practice includes work with neurodiversity-related topics such as autism and Asperger syndrome, and with personality-related difficulties like avoidant or antisocial personality features where these are part of someone’s concerns. She offers practical strategies for managing anger, building confidence and coping with life transitions.

Dee uses narrative and existential ideas to help people make sense of their experiences and consider what matters to them. Mindfulness techniques are included where helpful, for managing stress and building present-moment awareness. Sessions are adapted to a person’s goals and pace, with clear discussion of next steps and practical tools to try between meetings.

How Dee uses therapeutic approaches in online sessions

Dee combines Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural approaches in her work. Client-Centred methods focus on listening, reflecting and building a collaborative relationship so people can talk through what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thought and behaviour patterns and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.

She also draws on narrative and existential ideas to help people reframe their stories and consider values and life direction. Mindfulness techniques may be introduced for stress reduction and grounding. These approaches are described and tried together so the person and counsellor can see what helps most.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dee works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s goals, preferences and everyday life. That may mean trying a CBT exercise one week and using reflective narrative work the next, with decisions made together during sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins where needed, and reduce travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often use this flexibility to help people maintain continuity of care while managing daily responsibilities.

Topics Desta lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Desta

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed as a primary concern she helps people with, including stress and related symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises Client-Centred counselling alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, narrative and existential ideas, and mindfulness techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in a language other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

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