Debra Allonby

Welcome to Together in Counselling.  as a BACP Registered and Accredited Counsellor, I offer a warm, welcoming, Private Counselling Service to Individuals and Couples, and I am also a Counselling Supervisor and an EMDR Practitioner.  

My sessions are held remotely by phone or video (eg Zoom, Skype).  I have recently changed to remote sessions only, as I have found these sessions to be equally as effective as face to face sessions and they allow you to be in your own safe, relaxed space, with no travel time or expense.  You only need to ensure privacy and a secure internet or phone connection. 

You will feel at ease talking through anything that concerns you. I will listen to you, respect and value you, whilst completely hearing and understanding what you say and feel. I will help you gain understanding of situations, exploring certain behaviours (your own and/or others’) and identifying feelings, which might all be affecting your life.  You can feel empowered to make informed choices or to come to terms with matters that are beyond your control.  Whilst we can’t always control what happens in life, we usually have choices around how to process events and deal with things in a way that sits better with us.  

I work with Clients of all ages 18+, with a wide variety of issues. Individuals, Couples and Supervisees are most welcome to contact me to arrange a private appointment directly.

For Couples, as a qualified Couples/Relationship Counsellor, I offer you both independent, relaxed, safe, non-judgemental sessions, where you can each feel heard, at ease and free to equally discuss what concerns you have about your relationship, respectfully.  We will explore together how you can each find ways to deeply understand the other, improve communication and regain or improve your relationship.  

I have 12 years' experience in Counselling.  I offer Counselling to Individuals, Couples or other Relationship (eg 2 colleagues or 2 family members).  I also offer EMDR Therapy.

I am a qualified and experienced Clinical Supervisor for Counsellors or Therapists.  I provide a warm, caring, supportive and encouraging supervision service, where we work closely together to ensure that you flourish and your clients are getting the best possible experience of your expert counselling.  Your safe practice, wellness and continuous development are very important to me. 

My first session includes introductions and discussing, at your own pace, what has been happening for you and understanding what you would like to achieve through counselling.  We create a plan, with goals, together of how we might best approach your counselling.  As I am an integrative counsellor,  I am able to offer individualised approaches for each individual client or couple.

I am an Integrative Counsellor for Individuals and Couples, EMDR therapist and Supervisor. I will provide you with a professional, warm, friendly, caring and supportive Supervision Service.   My fees are £60 per 1.5 hours or £45 per hour.  I have recently moved to remote sessions only (phone and video) which are proving equally as effective as face to face supervision, with less travel time for you.   

I have my own Private Counselling Practice and work with Adults, Young People, Couples & Relationships and EMDR. I hold a Diploma in Counselling, Certificate in Supervision (MIP), Certificate in Couples/Relationship Counselling, CISM trained, EMDR therapist and I am also a qualified lecturer, trainer, assessor and verifier and have an NVQ 4 in Management. 

I will encourage and support you - your aspirations really matter to me.  I consider our Supervision Sessions to be a joint opportunity to help you to feel confident in all areas of your work with clients, in order to ensure that you and your clients get the best possible safe, ethical and rewarding experience from your professional counselling sessions.  We will explore together any issues that your counselling work has raised for you and discuss any alternative strategies that you might like to explore with your clients in counselling.

I will take an active interest in your ongoing counselling/psychotherapy practice and offer all the support that I can to encourage your continued professional development and safe practice. 

My practice is now remote, saving you travel time!  Remote Supervision sessions by telephone or video (eg Zoom or Skype). 

Our first session together is a free half hour which will help us to get to know each other. We will identify what you would most like to get out of our supervision together, explore your needs and any concerns and I will explain about my own counselling and supervision practice and style/modality.  Once we both feel that we are a good match for your supervision, then we can complete the necessary paperwork together and arrange your first supervision appointment.