About Geoffrey
Geoffrey Norton is a UK-based counsellor with a postgraduate diploma and a master's degree. He has three years' experience working mainly with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem concerns. Geoffrey draws on a humanistic, person-centred approach and keeps sessions straightforward and grounded.
He listens without judgement and helps people name their thoughts and feelings. That approach aims to create a reliable relationship in which people feel heard. Geoffrey places the therapeutic relationship at the centre of his work and uses it as the basis for change.
How Geoffrey works
His practice also uses ideas from existential and solution-focused therapy when these fit a person’s needs. That means looking at life meaning, current choices and practical steps to move forward. Sessions can include short-term goal work or deeper conversations about identity and purpose.
Geoffrey's life experience includes time living in Spain, the USA and Colombia, and varied jobs before training in psychotherapy. He brings that background into a down-to-earth counselling style. He aims to help people reduce suffering and also discover personal growth.
People who choose Geoffrey can expect a warm, relational space and clear, practical conversation. He offers work on trauma, grief, relationships, parenting concerns, anger, loneliness and more. Sessions are conducted in English and are available to international clients.
Geoffrey lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Geoffrey works with
The areas below are the ones Geoffrey selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Geoffrey uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and building a strong relationship. This method helps when someone needs space to talk through feelings and rebuild self-worth. Existential therapy is also part of his work and focuses on questions of meaning, choice and identity when life feels confusing or stuck. Solution-focused therapy adds a practical element by identifying small, achievable steps and strategies to move forward.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Geoffrey will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree a way of working together. That collaboration means the focus can shift between exploring deeper issues and trying short-term strategies depending on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls suit conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and messaging allow more frequent check-ins and quick, shorter exchanges when a full session is not needed. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments and to connect from different locations.
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