Deborah Sammon, ACA

ACA counsellor. 28 years' experience. Deborah Sammon works with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She describes herself as an integrative therapist and says clients are the experts in their own stories.

Deborah focuses on practical conversation and building on a person's strengths. She listens for what is getting in the way of day-to-day coping and helps people try different ways of responding. Sessions are framed around clear goals and small steps that can change how someone manages stress or low confidence.

She also supports people dealing with attachment or abandonment issues and the impact of caregiver stress. Communication problems, control issues, workplace difficulties and the effects of divorce or separation are other areas she addresses. Post-traumatic stress, grief and forgiveness work are included in her practice.

Deborah uses an integrative approach, combining techniques from established therapeutic methods to match each person's needs. She aims to help clients build skills for self-regulation, improve self-love and manage guilt or shame. The focus is on practical tools rather than theoretical descriptions.

People who choose her are invited to take small steps from session to session. The counsellor supports practical experiments between meetings and reviews what helps. She notes that beginning therapy can feel courageous and affirms that taking that first step is meaningful.

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