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- Attachment focus
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About Caroline
Dr Caroline Norman is a BACP counsellor and psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom with 12 years' clinical experience. She works mainly with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and addiction. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting challenges, career shifts and long-term health conditions.
She combines person-centred, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural techniques, selecting methods to suit each person's situation. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what the individual needs. Her background includes work within the NHS as a psychotherapist and addictions counsellor, and clinical leadership in workplace counselling where she supervised other therapists.
Caroline holds a PhD in sociology that examined mental health in education, a postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a certificate in counselling supervision and a diploma in integrative counselling and psychotherapy. She has also worked in teaching, mentoring and research prior to training as a therapist.
She has considerable experience providing remote therapy, with over nine years working with clients by telephone, video and text chat. That experience informs how she structures sessions and stays practical when clients are working through difficult life events or entrenched patterns rooted in earlier experiences.
Her practice pays particular attention to the lasting effects of childhood difficulties on adult life. She helps people look at attachment and abandonment issues, blended family and fatherhood concerns, avoidant and dependent personality patterns, codependency, and first responder stress, among other areas.
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How her approaches are used in online work
Attachment-Based Therapy is about looking at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when a person wants to understand closeness, trust and repeating relationship difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy (person-centred) focuses on the person's own priorities, using reflective listening and collaboration to help them find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and provides practical strategies for change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Caroline will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then use one or more methods in collaboration with the client. That means there is room to try a practical CBT technique, then move to deeper psychodynamic questions or attachment work if that seems useful.
The biography records long experience delivering therapy remotely by telephone, video and text chat, but current session options should be checked before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also means sessions can be scheduled from different locations and fitted into a busy week while still focusing on progress and practical steps.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and career issues, plus related areas such as attachment and abandonment.
What therapeutic approaches are used?
Work is grounded in person-centred (Client-Centered) methods, psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are drawn on when they suit the client's goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical practice, including roles in the NHS, addictions services and workplace counselling, plus private practice experience.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a BACP counsellor and psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography mentions substantial experience with telephone, video and text chat, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.