Deborah Mantuano
Practical counselling for stress and life change
About Deborah
Deborah Mantuano helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship strain. She supports people dealing with grief, loss and end-of-life concerns. She also works with challenges around self-esteem, motivation, parenting and coping with life changes.
Deborah has 12 years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is listed as a credential. She believes each person understands their own story and brings strengths to the work. Sessions are conversational and practical.
Background and approach
She aims to help people notice what is working and build on it. In meetings she offers calm, steady support and straightforward tools to manage difficult moments. Conversations focus on small, manageable steps rather than big leaps.
Practical coping ideas and reflection on values often guide the sessions. She pays attention to cultural background and the way it shapes life and relationships. That interest informs how she helps people facing loss, grief or stress linked to identity and belonging.
Deborah also provides counselling related to hospice and end-of-life matters. The approach is collaborative. People set the pace and choose the topics.
Deborah helps clarify goals, try new ways of coping and track progress over time.
What Deborah works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches and what online counselling offers
Deborah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach helps people learn skills to manage strong emotions and reduce anxiety, using step-by-step strategies to handle difficult moments. Another approach centres on grief and loss, offering space to tell your story, make sense of feelings and find ways to remember and adjust after change.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Deborah will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help decide which methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging gives flexibility. Video lets you see body language and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat or messaging suits people who prefer writing, want brief check-ins, or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 12 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
