Debs is a Senior lecturer in Practice Learning in the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Society at the University of Chester. She provides support to Nursing and Art Therapy students and provides a link between the university and the placement providers. She is a qualified therapist and has experience in leadership, supervision, and coaching. Debs sits on the Ethics committee and is a member of the British Association for counsellors and psychotherapy (BACP). She has an interest in trauma, having previously provided Debriefs for NHS employees and currently counselling for those having experienced trauma.