Counselling at The Barn
Stuck and don't know where to turn?
Counselling service for
adolescents, parents and adults
Debbie Love
Debbie is a specialist adolescent Counsellor with 20+ years experience working in schools and privately; helping young people navigate through difficult times in their lives. Having managed a large school foundation Counselling Service across several schools, Debbie has frequently worked alongside multi-agency professionals. She has the experience to help guide through the most difficult journeys.
Counselling at The Barn
Chelmsford Road, White Roding,
Essex CM6 1RU
07946 376420
Face to face or online counselling
Working with stress, anxiety, self harm, low self esteem, depression, anger, suicide ideation, relationship and family issues and many other concerns
There are many situations where a young person finds it hard to put their concerns into words. I see my role as helping the young person to find those words in a safe non judge-mental environment.
Fully qualified
Debbie is fully qualified and registered adolescent/adult counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
MBACP member no 00560165
Rural location meeting place or remote sessions
Meetings take place in complete confidence remotely via Zoom, during telephone sessions or face to face at Debbie's warm and comfortable private countryside retreat.
Friendly approach
Debbie uses a number of theoretical approaches including psychodynamic (exploring the past to understand how it influences the present). Person centred, solution focused. Her work is tailored around the individual client's needs.
All about Debbie
With 20 plus years experience as a Specialist Adolescent Counsellor Debbie has built a knowledge in understanding the challenges young people face today. This experience helps her to work alongside young people helping them to navigate through the most difficult and testing circumstances they face in current times. Debbie's career spans across working in schools, Connexions, young peoples support agencies, outreach work in the community and in private practice.
She currently manages a large school foundation counselling service supporting the pupils, staff and parents. Her work involves working alongside multi-agency professionals to ensure best outcomes for her clients, including CAMHS, Social Services, health professional and the court/legal services. This multi-agency working has given her an understanding and insight that has allowed her to help clients access and gain understanding in what can be a complicated process when dealing with these potentially daunting situations.
Making the first all important contact
Debbie's clients include adolescents, parents, and adults. She offers face to face counselling and online Zoom and telephone sessions. Making contact is easy, simply call, text or email to make that first contact. We can arrange a call to discuss what you want to get out of Counselling and if you are happy to continue we can make that first appointment. We are very aware first appointments can be daunting, and therefore we offer flexibility in addressing the needs of our clients to get through the door to that first appointment.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Oaklands College NOCN, Foundation Course in Counselling 2000-2001
- Oaklands College CPCAB, Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling 2001-2002
- University of Hertfordshire, Post Graduate Diploma Counselling 2002-2004
- University of Hertfordshire, The Data Protection Act: It's Relevance to Counselling 2004
- Youth Enquiry Service, Young People and Sexual Abuse 2004
- Buckinghamshire Youth and Community Service, Young people and bullying. Mental health and young men. 2004
- Cruise Bereavement Care, Understanding bereavement and loss. 2004
- Mine Fields College; Human Givens, Effective Counselling 2005
- Buckinghamshire CC; Way In, Child Protection Workshop 2005
- Buckinghamshire Youth and Community Service, Every Child Matters-What works in youth work 2005
- Buckinghamshire Youth and Community Service, Working Intensively with Young People- 2006
- National Open College Network, Drugs Awareness Course. 2006
- PTUK, Introduction to Play Therapy 2007
- Buckinghamshire County Council, Connexions; Sharing Best Practice 2007
- Mine Fields College; How to lift low self esteem. 2007
- Albany Focus; Taking attachment seriously. 2007
- SDS; Skills for managing self harm and suicide. 2009
- Albany Focus; Working with people who have chronic illness or disabilities. 2009
Tavistock and Portman NHS; Psychodynamic approaches to working with Children, Adolescents and their Families. 2009
Allied Child Protection Consultants; Understanding Child Sexual Abuse 2011
Albany Focus; Asperger's Awareness. 2014
BPS approved SDS, Certificate in CBT Therapy for Children and Adolescents- The impact of Trauma and PTSD
SDS; Essential Supervision Skills 2017
Debbie is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Registered Counsellor. 86595
