Counsellor profile
Deborah Faulkner, BACP
Counsellor - family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Attachment work
About Deborah
Deborah Faulkner is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has ten years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She helps people who are living with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and the practical strains of parenting. Her work also covers relationship and intimacy-related concerns, sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, and career or life-transition worries.
Deborah keeps conversations straightforward and focused. She encourages people to say what matters most and to notice how feelings affect everyday life. Sessions aim to make problems easier to name and to try out small changes that can shift day-to-day routines.
Her background includes work across a range of emotional and behavioural issues. That includes supporting people with ADHD, attachment difficulties, adoption and foster care questions, and the stress that comes with caregiving or long-term health conditions. She also works with people managing shame, codependency and concerns about body image.
Deborah draws on several approaches in her practice to match a person's needs. She uses attachment-focused thinking to look at relationship patterns, client-centred listening to follow what the client brings, and cognitive behavioural techniques to test thoughts and behaviours. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas also inform how she notices past experience shaping present reactions.
Sessions are delivered in a calm, practical way. New clients are guided through a short intake so they can set priorities and begin with small, manageable steps. Deborah accepts international clients and works in English.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-based thinking focuses on how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behaviour. In online sessions this can help people notice repeating dynamics with partners, parents or children and try different ways of responding.Client-centred work puts the person's concerns at the centre and follows what they bring to the session. It is useful when someone needs space to speak openly about parenting strains, grief or identity questions and to be heard without direction.
Cognitive behavioural techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offer practical experiments to test unhelpful patterns. These techniques can be used for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood by breaking issues into small, manageable steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as things change.
Confirm the specific session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow a shorter check-in when time is limited, or remove the need to travel. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while helping people bring changes into everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps individuals with parenting stress, blended family issues, communication problems and intimacy-related worries that affect life at home.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred with attention to attachment patterns and practical cognitive techniques to test thoughts and behaviours.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not live in the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and holds sessions in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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