Deb Hare
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About the Therapist
Deb Hare is a person-centred counsellor specialising in bereavement and trauma. She supports individuals, families, and young people through both short-term and longer-term counselling, adapting the therapeutic process to each client’s circumstances, pace, and emotional needs.
Deborah has extensive experience supporting people affected by grief, traumatic loss, and the emotional impact of fatal road collisions. Through her work with the Road Victims Trust, she has counselled family members and friends following sudden and life-changing bereavement.
She also has experience counselling young people aged 13 to 25 and currently works remotely as an academic mental health support worker. Her approach is client-led, compassionate, and grounded in person-centred principles, providing a safe environment in which clients can process difficult experiences and feel genuinely heard.
At a Glance
- Session format: Please enquire for current availability
- Client groups: Young People aged 13+, Adults, Families, Bereaved Clients
- Languages: Please enquire
- Areas of focus: Bereavement, Grief, Trauma, Sudden Loss, Road-Collision Bereavement and Young People’s Mental Health
- Registration: Accredited Registrant with The National Counselling Society
- Approach: Person-Centred Counselling
Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 Counselling Qualification
- Level 2 Counselling Skills
- Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
- Level 2 Understanding Autism
- BA (Hons) Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy – course status to be confirmed
Therapy Approach
- Person-centred counselling
- Client-led therapeutic work
- Short-term counselling
- Longer-term therapeutic support
- Bereavement and trauma-informed exploration
- Creative therapeutic tools, including sand, stones, colouring, and worksheets where appropriate
Client Types
- Young People aged 13 to 25
- Adults
- Families
- Friends and relatives affected by fatal road collisions
- Bereaved clients
- Students requiring academic mental health support
- Clients seeking short-term or longer-term counselling
Mental Health Issues and Areas of Support
- Bereavement, grief, and loss
- Traumatic grief and trauma-related emotional distress
- Sudden and unexpected bereavement
- Emotional difficulties following a fatal road collision
- Loss affecting families, friends, and wider relationships
- Adjustment following a death or significant loss
- Shock, sadness, anger, guilt, and confusion connected with bereavement
- Difficulties processing painful or overwhelming experiences
- Young people’s emotional and mental health concerns
- Academic or study-related mental health difficulties
- Emotional distress requiring client-led therapeutic support
- Autism-informed understanding supported by additional training
Professional Registration
- Accredited Registrant with The National Counselling Society
- Member of the Person-Centred Association
- Regular continuing professional development
- Experienced in assessment, risk management, and client-led intervention
Professional Experience
- Owner and Counsellor at Hope Counselling since 2018
- Volunteer Counsellor with the Road Victims Trust since 2018
- Previous Volunteer Counsellor with the YMCA
- Experience providing short-term counselling to young people aged 13–25
- Academic Mental Health Support Worker with Randstad
- Experience supporting individuals and families affected by traumatic bereavement
What to Expect
Deb offers a compassionate, client-led space where people can talk openly about grief, trauma, sudden loss, and other painful experiences without feeling pressured or judged. Her person-centred approach places the client’s emotional needs, pace, and perspective at the centre of therapy.
Sessions may provide space to process the impact of bereavement, explore difficult emotions, understand how loss has affected everyday life and relationships, and gradually develop ways of coping with painful experiences.
Deb can support young people, adults, families, and people affected by fatal road collisions. Depending on the client’s needs, therapy may be short-term and focused on a particular concern or continue for longer to allow deeper exploration of grief, trauma, and emotional recovery.