Charlie Norman
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About me
I understand that it can be a big step to look for counselling so thank you for looking at my page.
I have always enjoyed supporting others in finding what they want to do in life and providing support in hard times. I take this as a very important responsibility and strive to provide the best support I can. I have also worked within hospital and social care settings for 10 years. This has given me a range of experience in supporting people with a wide number of issues in a range of different situations.
My goal is to provide you with a supportive space where you can explore anything that is going on for you with no worry that you are being judged or that you need to be anything but yourself.
I will do this by empathising with what you are feeling during our sessions, providing a non-judgmental atmosphere while being open and honest with you.
The goals of our work will be set by you, and I can support you in finding goals if you are not sure what you want out of our sessions. This could be anything from wanting to get over an abusive relationship, working with depression and anxiety to wanting to enjoy life again. The goals of our time together are set by you and can change depending on what you need.
How long we spend together will be up to you. We will have reviews during the process at which point we can discuss what is and is not working and what we want to do going forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am fully insured and qualified with a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, and a BSc in Psychology from the University of East Anglia. I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I have also worked within hospital and social care settings for 10 years. This has given me a range of experience in supporting people with a wide number of issues in a range of different situations.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Exploratory session: £30
Session Cost: £50
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Further information
Person-Centred Approach
The person-centred approach is based on a belief that people understand themselves the best and that if they have unconditional support from others that they can find the best path for them.
There are three core conditions that person-centred counsellors should be providing. These are:
Empathy: Putting yourself in the shoes of the other person and attempting to stick as close to the feelings they are experiencing as possible.
Unconditional positive regard: This is about providing positive regard to the other person no matter what they say or do.
Congruence: This is about me as a counsellor knowing what is going on for me and what I’m feeling in the moment. This is important as if something comes up for me, I don’t confuse it for something that might be happening for you. It can also be useful as sometimes something might be coming up for me that might be related to what you are going through which could be useful. As such, it is important to know the difference.
