Deborah Bass

I currently have availability in my practice

My therapeutic approach is grounded in a belief in our human capacity for wholeness, and an appreciation of the extensive range of feelings, behaviours and reactions that make us who we are. Some of these may serve us well, while others can leave us feeling stuck, disconnected or at odds with ourselves and those around us.

Often, the ways we have learned to navigate the world have developed in response to our earlier experiences. What may once have helped us feel safe, protected or connected can, over time, become limiting or no longer serve us in the same way.

At times, we may lose touch with our own potential, finding ourselves caught in familiar patterns that seem difficult to understand or change. These may manifest through dependencies and addictions, difficulties in our relationships, or unconscious ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that repeatedly bring us back to the same place.

Rather than viewing these experiences as something that needs to be fixed or removed, I believe there is value in approaching them with curiosity and compassion, exploring what they might be communicating and the purpose they may have served.

Therapy offers a space for this exploration within a trusting, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship. Together, we can begin to bring awareness to those aspects of ourselves that have been overlooked, suppressed or pushed into the background, making room for a fuller understanding of who we are.

My approach is integrative and transpersonal, recognising that our experiences encompass not only the psychological and emotional, but also the relational, physical and spiritual dimensions of being human.

Through this process, we may begin to develop a different relationship with ourselves — one that allows for greater self-acceptance, choice and the possibility of meaningful change.

The intention is not to become someone different, but perhaps to become more fully ourselves.

I am an Integrative Clinical Psychotherapist, having trained for 6 years and holding a PG Dip in Transpersonal Psychotherapy and an MA in Transpersonal Research. 

I have experience working with clients navigating a range of challenges including addictions, disordered eating, childhood trauma, single-event trauma, anxiety (including social anxiety) and depression.

Alongside my general practice, I have a particular interest in women’s psychological and spiritual development. My MA research explored the psychospiritual significance of key developmental transitions such as menarche, the menstrual cycle, childbirth, mothering and menopause, and how these experiences can sometimes bring unresolved wounds or trauma to the surface while also offering opportunities for reflection, healing and growth.

I offer in-person sessions at CCPE in W2 which is located close to Paddington Station, or online sessions are available via Zoom.

We would have a 20 minute complimentary consultation which could be on the phone or on-line during which we might explore your reasons for coming to therapy and address any initial concerns.  This might help you to see if you feel comfortable enough to come for your first full session where background information will be taken and we would move towards contracting for an initial 5 sessions ahead of a review of the therapy to date. Therapy would be weekly at a set time and day.