About Deborah
Deborah Gornall welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or big life changes. She is calm and approachable and aims to make first steps feel manageable. Deborah uses a down-to-earth style so conversations are straightforward and easy to follow.
She combines person-centred methods with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means Deborah listens closely to what matters to each person, then suggests practical ways to test out different thoughts and behaviours.
How Deborah works
Sessions focus on small, achievable changes rather than jargon or long lectures. Deborah has six years of experience and works with a wide range of concerns. These include grief, relationship difficulties, self-esteem problems, addictions, eating issues, bipolar mood difficulties and trauma and abuse.
She also helps with more specific problems such as hoarding, jealousy, obsessions and compulsions, paranoia, phobias, seasonal affective disorder and self-harm. Her manner is described as warm, friendly and non-judgemental. She follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical standards and aims to treat people with respect and care.
Deborah encourages people to bring their own goals to sessions and supports them in finding what helps in everyday life. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions in line with the therapist's availability. Sessions are offered online in formats that suit different needs and preferences.
Deborah lists 2 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
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| 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
Person-Centred Therapy focuses on the person rather than labels. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said and supports people to find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs emotional support, validation and space to make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going. It uses simple experiments and tasks to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood, obsessions and unhelpful habits.
Finding the right method is part of the work together. Deborah will discuss what matters to the person and try out different techniques to see what fits. The choice of approach is collaborative and can change as goals shift.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat and messaging suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family and travel while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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