Dr. Caroline Norman , BACP

Dr. Caroline Norman has practiced as a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist for more than twelve years, combining roles in the NHS with leadership and clinical work in the private sector before establishing a busy private practice. She has extensive experience supporting people through a wide range of difficulties and has offered remote therapy for over nine years via telephone, video and text chat.

Her academic and professional training includes a PhD in sociology, which explored 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 also holds an MA in Social Research (Distinction) and a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and Sociology (First Class). She is associated with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).

Her clinical background includes work in the NHS as a psychotherapist and addictions counsellor and a period as a clinical lead in workplace counselling where she supervised other therapists. In practice she integrates psychodynamic, person-centred and CBT techniques, tailoring interventions to each person and offering both short-term and longer-term work depending on need.

Dr. Norman regularly works with issues such as traumatic or challenging childhoods, family problems, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, personality-related difficulties, work-related stress and chronic health conditions. Her specialist focus is supporting adults to process childhood difficulties and to move forward from their ongoing effects. Colleagues describe her as reflective, thoughtful and empathic, and her earlier career included teaching, mentoring and research alongside writing experience.