Norma Lawrence
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I offer an integrated approach to counselling drawing from a range of modalities enabling me to tailor my counselling to your specific needs. I strive to provide a calm nurturing space where you feel safe and listened to in an atmosphere of warmth and acceptance. I am a BACP registered counsellor and adhere to their code of ethics and good practice. I work both short and long term but you are not committed to any set number of sessions.
Counselling can be a daunting experience and often clients have been struggling for a while on their own before seeking therapy. Statistics identify there are 70 million working days lost to mental illness in the UK each year which shows how prevalent stress and discord with life has become.
Counselling has been described as the process of holding a mirror up to your life thereby allowing you to see things from a different perspective. It is very much a collaborative process with my person centered roots I firmly believe you are the expert in your life and have the capability to heal and live in a more authentic way.
Training, qualifications & experience
Counselling Diploma - Weston College
CPCAB level 4 Diploma in Counselling - Bath Spa University
CPCAB level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling - Bath Spa University
Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Counselling - Bath Spa University
Certificate in Transactional Analysis 101
Specialist Domestic Abuse Training - BAVA
Telephone Counselling Training: working with long and short term clients
I am fortunate to have been able to work in a variety of local counselling organizations gaining substantive experience in working with a diverse range of issues. Working has included addressing the specific issues of carers and their families, working within a mental health and wellbeing organization and a charity working with survivors of domestic abuse where I also coordinate the counselling team.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anxiety
- Asperger's syndrome
- Attachment disorder
- Bereavement
- Bipolar disorder
- Bullying
- Carer support
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Domestic violence
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Learning difficulties
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sexual abuse
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Fees
Initial session £20.00 This is where we can discuss what you would like from counselling and gives you the opportunity to decide if we can work together.
A small number of places are available at a discounted rate for those on low income and for counselling students. Please ask for details.
Counselling £40.00 per 50 minute session
Further information
Please contact me by phone or email in confidence to discuss your counselling needs.
normalawrencecounselling@yahoo.com
07704985964
Maps & Directions
Weston-Super-Mare, BS22 8EF
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair user access: | No |
Availability
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Types of client
| Adults |
| Older adults |
