Deborah Ndagire, BACP

Deborah Ndagire is a BACP-registered counsellor who helps people facing addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. She focuses on making it easier to talk about painful experiences and on helping people find clearer ways to cope. Deborah offers calm, straightforward support for those ready to take steps towards change.

Her work draws on psychodynamic psychoanalytic ideas alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. She helps clients bring hidden feelings into view and then uses practical steps to test and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Sessions are conversational and aimed at building clearer self-understanding over time.

Deborah has nine years of professional experience and has supported people with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and control problems. She also addresses body image, eating and food-related issues, and drug and alcohol addiction. Practical concerns like communication problems, codependency and separation are part of her practice too.

She emphasises a non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. That space is used to identify patterns that cause distress and to try different ways of coping. The work combines exploring past experiences with short-term steps to ease current problems.

People who want to start are invited to consider what they hope to change and to be ready to try new responses between sessions. Deborah supports that process with steady, patient guidance and an emphasis on realistic goals.

How Deborah’s approaches work online

Psychodynamic psychoanalytic work aims to bring unconscious feelings into awareness by talking about memories, dreams and repeating patterns. This approach can help uncover why certain reactions keep happening and where they started.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses clear, practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and to build new coping skills for anxiety, depression, addiction and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will collaborate with each person to decide whether to focus more on psychodynamic exploration, CBT techniques, or a mix. She adapts the plan to a person's goals, day-to-day needs and what feels most helpful as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier, for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a lunch break, or making it simpler to meet when away from home. Many people find online sessions make it easier to maintain momentum between appointments and to try skills in real-life settings.