Debra Basham, BACP

Debra Basham offers person-centred counselling drawn from her background in coaching and workplace support. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, career questions and relationship concerns. Debra uses straightforward conversation to help clients find clearer choices and build coping strategies.

Before retraining, she spent many years in business roles that included coaching and mentoring staff. That experience shaped how she listens and how she helps people set realistic goals. She trained for three years at university to qualify as a coach and counsellor and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Debra works with issues such as grief, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns and parenting strain. She also helps people through divorce and separation, workplace difficulties and career transitions. Sessions tend to focus on what matters now and on practical steps forward.

Her approach draws on Client-Centred Therapy to keep the conversation focused on the person's perspective. Motivational Interviewing is used when people want to shift habits or make life changes. Solution-Focused Therapy helps to identify small, achievable steps that build momentum.

Debra accepts clients internationally and offers sessions in English. She aims to match a supportive, coaching tone with clear, manageable plans so people leave sessions feeling a bit more capable than when they started.

How person-centred and solution-focused work online

Debra uses Client-Centred Therapy which means sessions begin with the person's experience and priorities. The counsellor offers a listening, non-directive presence so the person can make sense of their feelings and choices.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people who want to change habits or move through difficult decisions. This approach focuses on exploring motivation and building confidence to take specific steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Debra will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree on methods that feel most helpful. That collaboration means therapy can adapt as issues evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, ongoing support and people who prefer written conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments, and to choose the format that best supports progress.