About Deborah
Deborah Gallagher offers a client-focused approach that puts the person's experience first. She draws on person-centred ways of working alongside cognitive and psychodynamic ideas to shape sessions around each person's needs. Deborah has ten years of practice and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.
She uses clear, straightforward language and a calm style in sessions. People come to Deborah with many problems such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and difficulties with relationships.
How Deborah works
She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addiction and issues around intimacy. Other concerns she works with include sleep disturbance, anger, career worries, compassion fatigue and ADHD. Additional focuses listed in her background include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family challenges and ageing issues.
Deborah adapts the work to what each person finds useful. Some sessions concentrate on practical ways to manage symptoms using cognitive approaches. Other times the focus turns to past experiences and patterns to understand present difficulties.
The emphasis is on collaboration and small, manageable changes that build over time. Her experience includes volunteering with a local charity supporting people after domestic abuse, which has informed her approach to trauma work. Deborah aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people feel listened to.
She encourages honest conversation about goals and what matters most to the individual. Sessions are conversational and paced to the person's needs. Deborah helps people explore feelings, test new ways of relating and develop clearer steps to move forward.
She works with adults in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients who wish to work in English.
Deborah lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Deborah works with
The areas below are the ones Deborah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Deborah's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and strengths. The counsellor offers acceptance and listens deeply so the person can find their own solutions; this helps with confidence, self-esteem and relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. Sessions often include practical exercises and simple strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood or improve sleep.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs to agree which methods to try first. Work can shift over time if different techniques seem more helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while still working consistently on goals with a registered or accredited professional.
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