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Debbie Jepps-Finn

Debbie Jepps-Finn, NCPS

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - young adult issues and relationships

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Relationship support
  • CBT and mindfulness

About Debbie

Debbie Jepps-Finn is a counsellor registered with NCPS with eight years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and issues around motivation and self-esteem. Debbie also helps with eating and sleeping problems, addictions, grief and LGBT-related concerns.

She draws on Client-Centred approaches to offer a listening, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship. Sessions focus on helping people speak through upsetting thoughts and feelings and on noticing patterns that keep problems repeating. Practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy are used when helpful to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.

Debbie has a background that includes substantial charity work. That experience shaped her understanding of how everyday pressures - money, work, family expectations - can pile up and affect mood and behaviour. She often works with people facing life transitions such as leaving home, changing relationships, or coping with loss.

When relevant, she brings in mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing patterns established in earlier relationships. Those tools are used to help with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, commitment or control struggles, and parenting-related stress.

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled via the online therapy options button.

How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving people an attentive, non-judgemental listener so they can talk through what matters most and feel understood. This approach helps with relationship problems, self-esteem and the stress of life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that maintain anxiety, low mood or unhelpful habits. It involves short practical exercises and clear steps to try between sessions, which can fit well into an online format.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and improve sleep. These techniques are often paired with discussion about how thoughts and feelings arise in everyday life.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to use based on their goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as needs shift.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into study, work or caring responsibilities, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can use these practical advantages to help therapy fit everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she work with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, grief and LGBT concerns among other areas.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her work is rooted in a client-centred stance, offering a non-judgemental listening relationship. She also uses CBT and mindfulness techniques when these fit a person's goals.

What experience does she have with young adults?

She has eight years' experience in the UK and has supported people through transitions common in early adulthood, including starting work, relationship changes and moving away from home.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

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