About Deon
Deon Whittaker welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or identity questions. He is a counsellor with eight years of experience based in the United Kingdom. He treats concerns such as trauma, grief, addictions and mood difficulties in straightforward, respectful terms.
Deon uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. He starts by listening to what matters to the client and then tries different ways of working to see what helps.
How Deon works
Sessions aim to be practical and direct, while making space for difficult feelings and painful memories. His background includes work with people facing bipolar disorder and several complex personality difficulties. He also focuses on issues linked to attachment, abandonment and intimacy, including alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
He brings attention to how past relationships shape current reactions and patterns. Deon draws on eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing when trauma memories are present, and on Jungian ideas to look at personal meaning and life themes. He also uses client-centred listening to keep the conversation grounded in each person’s priorities.
Together these approaches help with coping, decision-making and rebuilding a sense of direction. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to availability. Costs vary by location and are billed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Deon lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Deon works with
The areas below are the ones Deon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape today's feelings and reactions. Online sessions use gentle exploration of those patterns to help people notice triggers and build different ways of relating. EMDR, or eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing, addresses distressing trauma memories by pairing targeted discussion with guided bilateral stimulation to reduce emotional intensity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to prioritise and adjust the plan as progress is made, so the process stays collaborative and practical.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or need support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other responsibilities while still working with registered or accredited professionals.
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