About Debbie
Debbie Cooley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who brings a somatic-informed approach to counselling. She works with people dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, and grief. Debbie aims to create a respectful and inclusive space where people can begin to feel safer in their bodies and make practical changes in daily life.
With five years of professional experience, Debbie has supported people through domestic violence, narcissistic and sexual abuse, and drug and alcohol addiction.
Background and approach
She has also helped clients face bereavement, including loss by suicide, and the complicated feelings that follow. Anxiety, depression and the effects of stress are common issues she addresses alongside self-esteem and relationship challenges. Her way of working is collaborative and adaptable.
Debbie uses reflective conversation alongside creative activities and practical tools. She pays attention to both thoughts and bodily experience to help people process difficult memories and reactions. Debbie draws on a mix of approaches such as attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness therapies to match what each person needs.
Sessions are intended to build understanding, coping strategies and small, realistic steps forward. She emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion throughout the process. Debbie also has experience supporting people from LGBTQ+ communities with questions around identity, sexuality and gender.
Her goal is to walk alongside people as they explore change, offering support and encouragement while they find ways to move forward.
How counselling approaches translate online
Somatic-informed work pays attention to bodily sensations as part of healing. Online sessions can include grounding exercises, breathwork and gentle movement prompts that help people notice how feelings show up in the body and learn simple ways to calm or regulate themselves.Attachment-based therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. In sessions this looks like exploring relationship histories, noticing recurring dynamics and building new ways of relating to oneself and others that feel safer and more manageable.
Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without directing, offers empathy and reflections, and helps people find their own answers at their own pace.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of therapy. The counsellor will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the client’s needs, goals and preferences. This usually involves checking in and adjusting the way sessions are run as progress unfolds.
Online counselling offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats let people work around work, family and mobility needs while keeping continuity of care. Many find that having options makes it easier to attend regularly and maintain momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Men's issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English