Deborah Gray, BACP
10 years in practice
Deborah Gray is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 381837 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Deborah
Deborah Gray is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She often supports individuals dealing with relationship strain, grief, sleep problems and difficulties with self-esteem. Deborah draws on ten years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration, which she lists as her professional credential.
Her style is warm and human-centred. Sessions tend to be interactive and practical. She listens for what matters most and helps people notice options they may not have seen before.
Background and approach
Deborah uses a blend of approaches to suit each person’s needs. She commonly draws on Existential ideas to look at meaning and values, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to find workable action, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment-based work informs how she talks about connection and relationship patterns.
People contact her for a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and caregiver stress. She also addresses more specific topics such as body image, commitment and codependency, anger, and problems linked to ageing. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility.
Deborah welcomes people from different countries and tailors sessions to practical needs. To start, a short matching questionnaire helps connect a person to the right format and scheduling option.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Deborah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Deborah names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Deborah’s Approaches Work Online
Deborah commonly uses Existential Therapy to help people consider meaning, values and the choices that matter to them; this can be useful when life changes, grief or a sense of stuckness are central. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is also part of her work and focuses on noticing thoughts and taking committed steps toward what matters despite difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy appears in her practice to look at patterns in relationships and how early connections can shape current difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Deborah works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and situation. She will discuss options, try different ways of working, and adjust the focus as progress and needs become clearer.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving or travel. Video lets most people keep visual contact, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to give practical flexibility while keeping the therapeutic work consistent.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Deborah work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems and low self-esteem, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is human-centred, empathic and interactive. She aims to listen carefully and help people find practical steps that match their values.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of issues and draws on that background in sessions.
Where is Deborah based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Kentucky and lists registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Deborah?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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