- Pluralistic approach
- Focus on strengths
- BACP counsellor
About Deborah
Deborah Marku works from a pluralistic, person-centred stance that brings together practical strategies and the client’s own strengths. She is a BACP counsellor with six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Deborah emphasises collaboration and clear steps so people know what to expect each week.
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and those coping with life changes. She also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, sleep problems and self-esteem. Money and financial issues are among the areas she lists as a focus.
Deborah has particular experience with eating and food-related concerns, including work linked to the National Centre for Eating Disorders and related obesity issues. She also has experience supporting people who are neurodivergent, including autism, ADHD and dyslexia, and she is familiar with attachment and abandonment themes.
Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems. Sessions combine reflective conversation with practical tools and short exercises to help people try things between meetings.
Deborah frames progress as steady and collaborative. She invites people to bring their lived knowledge of themselves and to try small changes that build on existing strengths. The first meeting is used to agree goals and a plan for follow-up.
How Deborah’s approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then focus on actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers straightforward tools to test and change patterns that maintain distress. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on what is already working, so progress can be tracked week to week.Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Deborah treats that as a collaborative process and will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean trying one approach first or combining techniques from different models as needs become clearer.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It also helps people continue regular meetings when schedules change, while keeping the focus on practical tools and agreed actions that can be used between sessions.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Money and financial issues, eating and parenting concerns are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a pluralistic approach that blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems. Sessions mix conversation with practical exercises and agreed actions between meetings.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has six years of professional practice working with a range of concerns including eating-related issues and neurodivergence.
Where does she practise and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the process to begin?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.