Deborah Cullen | Accredited Counsellor | Hastings | NCPS

Deborah Cullen

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS20-02302

Location: Hastings

​I am an Accredited and Registered Integrative Therapist with the BACP and The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, registered with the UKRCP.

I am a Trauma Informed Therapist and have worked in the field of Abuse and Trauma since qualifying as a Therapist in 2002, and has worked with National Organisations such as Breaking Free, Survivors UK.

I have undertaken Trauma training with Wealden Institute, Somatic Trauma Therapy Training with Babatte Rothschild, Children's Accelerated Trauma Technique training with Trauma Psychology UK Ltd, and The Grove Practice  

I am the Service Director and Clinical Lead for 2 Therapeutic Services based in East Sussex:

The A.A.A.C Counselling Service, a NHS funded service in East Sussex providing one to one Trauma Informed Therapy to adults who have experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse,

Butterflies Child & Adolescent Counselling Service CIC is a Therapeutic Service working with Children, Young People and families that have experienced Abuse and Trauma in their lives.  Butterflies also has an adult therapeutic service offering one to one therapy to adults who have experienced emotional, neglect, DV, physical, psychological Abuse & Trauma as Children. 

I worked as the Clinical Lead for 3 1/2 years with Place2be a national charity providing school based therapeutic services.

I am a tutor for CPTA teaching CPCAB Counselling Courses from L2 to L4 Diploma for and taught at Lambeth College in London for several years  

I am a Clinical Supervisor working with Therapists both qualified and in training, and Managers



  • Qualifications & Experience
    Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative)
    Advanced Cert in Therapeutic Counselling
    Diploma in Trauma Therapy
    Cert in Trauma Therapy
    L5 Counselling Children & Young People
    L6 Clinical Supervision
    CATT - Children's Accelerated Trauma Technique
    EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique (Levels 1,2 & 3)
    EAGALA Trained Equine Assisted Therapy/Learning Practitioner
  • What I can help with
    • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
    • Adolescence
    • Adoption
    • Anger Management
    • Anxiety
    • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
    • Bullying
    • Children / teenagers
    • Cultural issues
    • Depression
    • Divorce & Separation
    • Eating disorders
    • Emotional issues
    • Gender identity
    • Generally unhappy with your life
    • Mindfulness
    • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
    • Panic attacks
    • Parenting skills
    • Phobias
    • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
    • Relationships
    • Relaxation
    • Self-defeating behaviours
    • Self-esteem
    • Self-harm
    • Sexuality Identity
    • Shyness / Social Phobia
    • Sleep
    • Spirituality
    • Stress
    • Suicidal feelings
    • Trauma
    • Violence / Victim support
    • Young people and children
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