- Guilt and shame
- Attachment issues
- Mindfulness practice
About Deborah
Deborah Dalley is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Deborah also supports those struggling with guilt and shame alongside issues such as attachment, abandonment and relationship breakdown.
She uses a person-centred approach that treats the client as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on listening, helping people name what is happening, and finding practical next steps. Deborah aims to help people untangle what they feel and what they want to change.
Her practice draws on several therapeutic methods. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help people notice painful thoughts and make room for actions that matter to them. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current responses and patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centred techniques are used to explore feelings and improve how people relate to themselves and others.
Mindfulness exercises are offered when they fit the goals of the person in front of her. Deborah often combines these approaches to match the issue being worked on, such as grief, caregiver stress or midlife questions. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.
Practical conversations in sessions aim to make heavy feelings easier to carry. Deborah explains options, listens without judgement, and helps people try out different ways of responding to guilt, shame and other concerns.
How her approaches translate to online work
Deborah often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts and decide on actions aligned with their values rather than getting stuck. This approach can support people wrestling with guilt or choices by focusing on what matters next. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns show up now, which can be useful for people feeling shame around connection and trust.She also draws on client-centred ways of working, which emphasise being listened to and having space to make sense of experience. Choosing an approach is collaborative; Deborah will help explore which methods suit the persons needs, goals and preferences during early sessions and adapt as work progresses.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around daily life and avoiding travel time, which can make regular contact easier to sustain. If quieter surroundings or not being on camera would help, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Confirm the available session options when you schedule so sessions can be planned to fit work, caregiving or other commitments.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of difficulties does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, life changes and compassion fatigue, and also works with issues such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She combines person-centred listening with methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and emotionally-focused techniques to help name feelings and try practical ways of responding.
What is her background and experience?
She has eight years of counselling experience and works from a humanistic, integrative perspective that centres the clients own knowledge of their life.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.