Debi | Counsellor

Sometimes people come to therapy knowing exactly what they want to say. More often they know only that something is not right. Either way, that is a perfectly good place to start.

I am Deb, a qualified counsellor and BACP member based in East Yorkshire, working with individuals and couples online and in person.I hold an MSc in Counselling at Level 7 postgraduate level and I am trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy, registered with ICEEFT, and hold ASIST and Mental Health First Aid accreditations.

My background is not just academic. For many years I was a senior director with a big job and constant travel, always the person holding everything together for everyone else. I know what that particular exhaustion feels like. The kind that comes from being relied upon by everyone and really known by almost no one. That lived experience shapes the way I work. I do not show up with a script. I am direct, warm and genuinely engaged, not the blank-faced nodding type.

I work across a range of areas including burnout and midlife transition, redundancy and career identity loss, grief and loss, couples counselling using an EFT approach, anxiety and low mood, menopause and blended family life. I also work with people navigating domestic abuse and the things that are hard to name but still worth bringing.

What I offer is not a formula. It is a proper conversation in a space that is genuinely yours. I will not tell you what to do or where you should be in your process. I will help you make sense of what you are carrying.

Sessions are available online and in person in East Yorkshire. I offer a free 20 minute consultation with no paperwork and no commitment, just a conversation to see whether working together feels right.

I know how hard it is to find time when life is full. I offer early morning, evening and Saturday appointments so therapy does not become another thing that does not fit.