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- Client-Centred Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Debra
BACP counsellor Debra Basham has five years' experience working as a coach and counsellor in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and career concerns, using person-centred approaches alongside solution-focused and motivational interviewing techniques. Debra speaks English and accepts international clients.
Debra draws on a long prior career in business where she mentored and coached employees and leaders. That background informs a pragmatic approach to workplace issues, career changes and coaching conversations. She also has experience supporting people through loss and life transitions, including volunteer work with grieving clients.
Her counselling work is informed by Client-Centred Therapy, which means she puts the client's perspective first and works at the client's pace. She uses Motivational Interviewing to explore readiness for change, and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify practical steps and small goals. Sessions tend to focus on what a person wants to change and clear, manageable next steps.
Debra explains therapy in straightforward terms and aims to help people talk through specific problems like parenting strain, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem or compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing divorce and separation and women’s issues, and offers coaching-style discussions for career dilemmas.
Her professional memberships include the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Before training in counselling she spent many years in corporate roles, including international work and recognition for mentoring and coaching.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's concerns. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what a person says, checks understanding and works at a pace the person sets. It helps with anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties where people need space to be heard.Motivational Interviewing is a conversational style that clarifies a person's reasons for change and strengthens their own motivation. It suits goals like career shifts, cutting through avoidance or building new routines. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small practical steps and what already works, then builds on those to create manageable change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Debra will discuss the different methods in early sessions and decide together which combination fits a person's goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that may change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to support continuity of care and practical goal-setting without changing the therapeutic approach.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, self-esteem and trauma and abuse. Additional focuses include career problems, divorce and separation, women’s issues and workplace difficulties.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her practice combines Client-Centred Therapy with Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions emphasise listening, exploring motivation for change and setting practical steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience as a coach and counsellor. Prior to that she worked for many years in business and mentoring roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription tier and location.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process links you to the next steps for booking.
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