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Deborah Giannasi, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 17 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesCoping with life changes

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Deborah Giannasi has practised person-centred counselling since 2007. She holds BACP registration, and brings 17 years of experience to conversations about grief, anxiety and life changes. Deborah aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.

Deborah uses the person-centred model developed by Carl Rogers. In sessions she listens closely and reflects what she hears. This helps people to make sense of painful feelings and to find their own next steps.

Background and approach

She has strong experience supporting bereavement and loss, and works with stress, anxiety and parenting-related worries. Deborah also addresses attachment concerns, separation after divorce, and issues around self-love and forgiveness. Her background includes work in schools and personal settings, and she maintains regular safeguarding training and monthly supervision.

She brings practical thinking to sessions so people can try things between meetings if they want to. Sessions are offered in English and Deborah accepts international clients. She offers a calm, patient manner and aims to create a space where people feel heard and able to talk through difficult moments.

How person-centred work adapts online

Deborah draws on person-centred counselling, which centres on listening, empathy and helping people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for grief, anxiety and life changes because it makes room for the client to talk at their own pace.

She also uses experiential ideas when appropriate, offering simple activities or reflections that help people notice patterns in their feelings and relationships. These are adapted for online formats so they remain practical and easy to follow. A focus on bereavement support means conversations can be paced slowly to match how someone is coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will discuss options with each person and choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. The therapist and client work together to adjust the style and pace over time.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit in-depth conversations, phone sessions can be a simpler check-in, and messaging or live chat can fit short updates or lower-bandwidth moments. These options make it easier to arrange therapy around work, family and other commitments.

What kinds of issues does she help with?

Deborah works with stress, anxiety, grief, family and parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. She also supports people with attachment issues, chronic illness or pain, and social anxiety.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She follows a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and reflecting. Sessions aim to help people make sense of feelings and choose practical steps forward.

What is her background and experience?

She has practised since 2007 and has 17 years of experience working in school and personal settings. Her work includes extensive bereavement support and ongoing professional development.

Where is she based and how is she registered?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, BACP.

Which languages and clients are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Deborah offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief

Also listed

Experience: 17 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Deborah Giannasi, BACP

Background and approach

How person-centred work adapts online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety