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Individual
Counselling

Standard fee: £60

Who Can I Help?

Perhaps you are: 

  • Single and seeking guidance for love and dating

  • Reflecting on current relationships and wanting to strengthen them

  • Feeling unsure whether to stay or leave a relationship

  • Coping with breakups, separation, divorce, or relational loss

  • Exploring your relationship patterns and future hopes

  • Needing support for non-monogamous or polyamorous relationships

  • Wanting to build self-trust, self-love, and healthier boundaries

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Sex & Intimacy

You may want to:

  • Talk openly and safely about your sexual experiences and concerns

  • Explore sexual identity, orientation, or preferences

  • Improve emotional or physical intimacy in relationships

  • Navigate sexual difficulties or changes in desire

  • Make sense of the impact of trauma and sexuality

  • Develop greater confidence, comfort and agency around sex

You may be looking to:

  • Heal from past or recent traumatic experiences

  • Cope with the emotional and physical impact of trauma

  • Process grief, shock, or distress following life-changing events

  • Understand trauma responses such as anxiety, dissociation, or hypervigilance

  • Build a greater sense of safety, stability, and resilience in daily life

  • Gain support with complex, developmental or repeated traumata

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Anxiety & Overwhelm

You may be:

  • Feeling constantly on edge, anxious, or unable to relax

  • Experiencing racing thoughts, panic, or a sense of dread

  • Feeling overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or burnt out

  • Struggling to cope with day-to-day demands

  • Noticing your body feels tense, alert, or shut down

  • Wanting support to feel calmer, more grounded, and in control

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Self-Esteem, Shame & Self-Blame

You may be: 

  • Struggling with self-criticism or a harsh inner voice

  • Feeling “not good enough” or unworthy of care

  • Carrying shame about past experiences or relationships

  • Blaming yourself for things that were not your fault

  • People-pleasing or putting others’ needs before your own

  • Wanting to develop greater self-compassion, confidence, and self-trust

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Perhaps you want to: 

  • Heal from childhood abuse (physical, emotional, or sexual)

  • Make sense of experiences of intimate partner abuse or coercive control

  • Cope with long-term effects of abuse on self-esteem, trust and relationships

  • Develop safety, boundaries, and coping strategies

  • Receive support as a survivor navigating current or past abusive relationships

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Grief & Loss

You may be experiencing: 

  • Grief following the death of a loved one

  • Loss after a break-up, separation, or estrangement

  • Ambiguous or hidden grief, such as loss of identity, safety, or trust

  • Complicated or delayed grief that feels overwhelming or confusing

  • Difficult emotions around anniversaries, memories, or life transitions

  • A need for space to grieve in your own way and at your own pace

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Relationships with Family & Friends

You may be: 

  • Experiencing ongoing conflict or distance with family members

  • Navigating parent–adult child or sibling relationship difficulties

  • Coping with estrangement or difficult family dynamics

  • Struggling with boundaries or roles within your family

  • Dealing with friendship breakdowns, changes, or loss

  • Wanting support to repair, redefine, or let go of relationships

Ross F., 28yo

"Starting therapy with Debbie was one of the best decisions I've made. Sometimes it helps to have someone experienced listen, and help you learn about you." 
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I work in a client-centred way and adapt my therapeutic approach to provide the kind of therapy that works best for you. I provide an empathic, non-judgemental and genuine space that facilitates self-exploration, growth and healing. I work closely together with my clients to provide a warm, confidential and safe space.

Calendar

Availability

I am currently open to take new clients. I work Mondays to Thursdays.

I offer worldwide online and in-person Dundee City Centre therapy sessions.

Payments

Payments

  • Standard fee: £60 for 50-minute sessions

  • Payments through bank transfer before each session.

  • Concession fees available for a limited number of clients.

  • Longer sessions available on request.

Languages

Languages

I provide sessions in English or French.

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Online & In-Person Therapy

I can accept clients from the UK and internationally for online sessions.

 

I am also offering in-person sessions from my office in Dundee City Centre.

Confidentiality

Please note:

Where a third party is paying for your session(s), I require them to sign a third-party payment contract. This confirms that while they are paying for the sessions, the sessions are completely confidential and they are not entitled to any information about you or your support. 

Have more questions? Read through the Q&A section or get in touch below.

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