I am an experienced and accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor working with adults, couples and young people. I’m currently working online and face-to-face.
My Approach
My role as a therapist is to help you to explore your thoughts and feelings in a way that promotes insight and self-awareness, and to support you as you work towards greater clarity, understanding and change. The goal is a happier, more fulfilling life, day to day and moving forward.
As an Integrative therapist I am trained to draw on a number of theoretical models in order to find the right integration of these to suit you and your individual needs
These include
- Humanistic/Person Centred Therapy – focussed on providing the right conditions for you to talk and feel heard and understood based on a relationship of trust and acceptance
- Psychodynamic Therapy – uncovering and exploring the underlying issues and unconscious feelings that can influence and drive our behaviours but can be harder to see and understand
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – identifying the limiting beliefs and negative patterns in feeling/thinking/behaving that often underlie anxiety and depression and finding strategies for coping and change
I also draw on mindfulness based techniques and have additional training in coaching, CBT, MBTA, Motivational Interviewing, Sand Tray Therapy and Solution Focussed Therapy.
It’s your story and I believe that the most powerful and empowering long-term solutions are often the ones you come to yourself. Together we can work towards new insights, fresh perspectives, and a greater understanding of how you can draw on your own inner resources to help yourself in the future.
My Experience
I have been a therapist for 12 years, working in private practice and for a range of organisations including schools and universities, the NHS, and Employee Assistance Programmes.
I have experience with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, relationship breakdown, loss, stress, addiction, ADHD, family issues, work/life imbalance, low self-esteem, loss of motivation/direction, abuse, and stuckness. My clients come from all walks of life.
I am Registered and Accredited with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and work in accordance with their ethical framework.
Before training as a counsellor and psychotherapist I was a journalist, writer and editor for 20 years and am also available for therapy – related writing work.
My Qualifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP accredited training)
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
- Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Psychology
- BA Hons in Psychology
My Fees
I charge between £70 and £90 per session. I keep five low-cost spaces for students and those on low incomes and I offer these on a first come first served basis.
Contact Me
You can email me on deborahholder@hotmail.co.uk or contact me by phone on 07736 682 165.
