Deborah Gallagher, BACP, NCPS

Deborah Gallagher is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She has practised since 2014 and brings ten years of experience helping people with relationship problems, anxiety, depression and self-esteem concerns.

She works with adults who are coping with stress, grief, addictions and life changes. Her list of focus areas also includes family and parenting related concerns, intimacy issues, sleeping problems, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She has volunteered with a local charity supporting people affected by domestic abuse and draws on that experience in her work.

Her practice uses an integrative, pluralistic approach while also drawing on client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions can focus on what is happening now or look at past patterns, depending on a person’s aims. She prefers simple, practical ways to try and change small patterns that cause repeated problems.

In a session she listens to the person’s story and helps identify small steps that can reduce stress and improve relationships. Conversations often include noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, practising different ways of communicating, and looking at early experiences that shape current reactions.

People who come because of parenting strain or family conflict are helped to clarify boundaries, manage difficult conversations and cope with ongoing demands. Deborah invites discussion about practical routines, clearer expectations and methods to reduce repeated arguments.

To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and books a first session. Deborah works in English and accepts international clients, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How Deborah’s approaches translate to online sessions