- Person-centred approach
- Workplace wellbeing focus
- Practical coaching tools
About Debra
Debra Basham combines a person-centred counselling style with practical coaching experience. She draws on five years of direct counselling and coaching work alongside a long background in business. Debra helps people navigate workplace stress, career choices and life changes with straightforward conversation and goal-focused support.
She moved from a corporate career into counselling after several life-changing events. Debra studied for three years at university to qualify as a coach and counsellor. Her business background includes international roles and recognition for mentoring and employee development.
In practice she uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen and build understanding, Motivational Interviewing to clarify what clients want to change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable steps. This mix is aimed at people dealing with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, or workplace issues.
Debra has worked as a mental health champion in corporate settings and volunteered supporting people through grief on cruise lines. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which appears as BACP in her credentials. Her background means she often supports people balancing work demands with personal wellbeing.
Her approach is down-to-earth and practical. Sessions tend to combine listening with short-term coaching tools. People looking for help with career decisions, compassion fatigue, parenting stresses or recovery after separation often begin by talking through immediate priorities and next steps.
How Debra’s approaches fit online work
Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathetic listening and creating space for clients to talk through what matters. It helps people feeling overwhelmed, anxious or unsure about career and life choices by focusing on their own priorities.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people find their own reasons to make changes and build readiness step by step. It can be useful for career shifts, reducing work stress, or changing coping patterns.
Solution-Focused Therapy looks at small, concrete steps and what already works for a person. It suits people who want short-term, goal-oriented work focused on practical next steps in life or at work.
Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to agree what feels most helpful, matching methods to the client’s goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list formats. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work schedules, cut down travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work from different locations and keep continuity when they move or travel.
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Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Debra commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, workplace issues, career decisions, grief, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, using active listening alongside motivational and solution-focused techniques to set practical goals.
What is her professional background?
Debra spent many years in business roles, including international work and mentoring, before training for three years to qualify as a coach and counsellor.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the BACP, which is shown as BACP in her credentials, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are sessions priced or paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.