Debra Basham , BACP

Debra Basham built a successful corporate career spanning more than twenty years, earning recognition such as inclusion in Insider Business Magazine's inaugural Women of Influence in 2015 and awards for her work supporting and developing employees, including a European Call Centre Award.

Her professional life has taken her to America, India and Australia, where she was acknowledged as an effective mentor and coach. After several life-changing events she made a deliberate career change, leaving the corporate ladder to retrain. She completed three years of university study to qualify as a coach and counsellor, specialising in career and life coaching and person-centred counselling.

During her training she acted as a mental health champion in a corporate setting, offering support to senior managers and directors, and she volunteered as a Cruise grief volunteer. She is a member of the Association of coaching, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which represents counselling and psychotherapy professionals.

Based in the United Kingdom, Debra brings five years of counselling experience and integrates client-centred therapy, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to support people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, self-esteem and trauma and abuse. She also works with intimacy-related issues, parenting and anger, career and depression, coping with life changes, coaching and compassion fatigue, with additional focus on divorce and separation, self-love, women's issues and workplace challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Client-centred therapy places the client at the heart of the process, offering a respectful, non-directive space where the therapist follows the client's lead. It is useful for people seeking to explore personal values, self-esteem and relationships in a supportive, empathetic context.

Motivational interviewing is a conversational approach that helps people clarify their own reasons for change and strengthen motivation. It suits issues like career transitions, coping with life changes and making practical changes in behaviour.

Solution-focused therapy concentrates on identifying goals and small, achievable steps toward them rather than dwelling on problems. It can be effective for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns and practical life challenges where clients want actionable strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. She will collaborate with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging provide flexibility for busy or remote clients and make it easier to fit therapy into daily life. These options allow licensed professionals to offer consistent support across locations and time zones while accommodating different communication styles and schedules.