Debbie Cooley
Compassionate counsellor for trauma and addiction
About Debbie
Debbie Cooley is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has five years of professional experience supporting people with addictions, trauma and abuse, and grief. Debbie aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for someone beginning the process.
Her work uses a mix of approaches so sessions can be adapted to what each person needs. Debbie offers a calm, respectful space where people can talk about difficult experiences such as sexual assault, domestic violence, or loss.
Background and approach
She also helps with drug and alcohol addiction, panic and post-traumatic stress symptoms, and feelings of guilt and shame. Sessions often include reflective conversation and practical tools. Cognitive techniques may be used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, while attachment-informed ideas help explore relationship patterns.
Mindfulness skills and motivational interviewing techniques are also available when they suit a person's goals. Debbie has supported people through bereavement, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the complex grief that can follow suicide. She has worked with issues around abandonment, attachment difficulties, avoidant personality traits, and co-morbidity alongside other mental health struggles.
Her style is collaborative and compassionate. Debbie aims to help people build self-love, manage panic attacks, and move toward clearer choices. She encourages steady steps and practical strategies alongside deeper reflection.
What Debbie works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online counselling
Debbie commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy. This approach looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current feelings and trust. It can help people understand why they react strongly in relationships and learn new ways of relating.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's pace. This method helps people feel heard and supported while they explore difficult topics. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, when used, targets unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and offers practical steps to manage symptoms like panic or intrusive thoughts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Debbie will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and the issues they bring. Together they decide which methods to try and adapt those methods as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and messaging can fit brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for people balancing work, family and other commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- 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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
