Claire Palmer
Every professional displayed on Counselling Directory has been independently verified by our team to ensure they have suitable credentials to practise.
This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
I provide a private and confidential counselling service to adults in central Norwich, Norfolk, or online within the UK.
I provide the space to explore difficult events or impactful moments in your life, whether in the past, present, or in preparation for the future.
I will help you explore your experiences without judgement to achieve a better understanding of the difficulties that you are facing.
I have experience working with neurodiverse clients, including those with autism and other conditions that may present sensory challenges. I would adjust the environment as much as possible to make your session accessible. I enjoy working creatively, and we would be able to collaborate on how we may approach areas that you find difficult to verbalise. I am happy to discuss this with you and answer any questions you may have.
I am LGBTQIA-friendly and can help you explore and process any concerns or fears you may have.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling, a BSc(hons) in Integrative Counselling. I have completed an online counselling certificate and am a member of ACTO (Association for Counselling and Therapy Online).
I bring my passion for care and mental wellbeing into my practice. Working holistically with my clients, I offer an integrative approach, tailoring the counselling to my clients individual needs and personal circumstances with no expectations for the client to fit a prescribed counselling mould.
I draw upon person-centred, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioural approaches within my practice.
I enjoy working creatively with my clients to find ways of expressing things that may be beyond words. These may be experiences that occurred in your childhood before you learned to speak; it may be that you have endured traumatic experiences that need a creative approach as words are too difficult for you; or you may just enjoy the experience of a more creative session.
I have had further training in other approaches, including inner child/parts of self, Gestalt, dream analysis, and intergenerational trauma.
Using all of the above, I offer a bespoke counselling service that is created with your individual needs in mind and with you at the heart of it. Together, we create a unique therapeutic relationship—a safe and positive space for us to work.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Why Shame Matters: Relational Perspectives on Working with Shame
Intergenerational Shame – A Relational Approach
Using Creative Methods in Therapy (Including releasing blocked emotions)
Working on Dreams: A Gestalt Approach
Revealing the Meaning of Dreams: A Gestalt Approach
Fantasies and Nightmares: A Gestalt Approach
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My session fee is as follows:
30-minute consultation: £25
Fifty-minute appointments: £55*
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel for any reason, please give me at least 48 hours notice. A payment of your usual fee is requested if you cancel with less than 48 hours notice.
*A concession rate for trainee counsellors and those on low income may be available.
When I work
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | |||||||
| Afternoon | |||||||
| Evening | |||||||
| Night |
Opening Hours
Mondays – 14.30 – 18.00. Online or in person
Tuesday – 08.00 – 18.00. Online or in person
Thursday – 08.00 - 18.00 Online or in person
Further information
I have a lived experience of self harm, and I deliver a presentation based on that experience to other professionals in order to bring awareness to self harm to the counselling room.
