About Norman
Dr. Norman (Norm) Dewhurst practices in Colorado and brings a person-focused style to therapy. He uses straightforward conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or family challenges.
He emphasizes each person’s strengths and works alongside them to set practical goals. Norm holds the credential CO Psychologist PSY.0000777 and has decades of clinical experience. Over 44 years he has guided people through grief, trauma, life transitions, parenting strain, sleep struggles, anger, and self-esteem concerns.
Background and approach
He frames problems as matters to be understood and acted on, not labels to carry. In sessions he draws on client-centered techniques to listen and reflect what matters most to the person. He also uses cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thinking and to test new ways of coping.
This combination helps people turn insight into daily changes. He also brings existential ideas about meaning and choice when clients face big life decisions or questions about purpose. Solution-focused practices are used to set small, achievable steps that build momentum between sessions.
These approaches are adapted to each person’s needs and goals. Norm describes therapy as a collaborative process. He encourages people to name what they want to change and to try realistic, measurable steps toward those aims.
His long experience supports a steady, practical approach that keeps sessions focused on what will help next.
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals so they can make choices that fit their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It offers concrete techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change patterns that contribute to depression or stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend or combine methods. Decisions about which techniques to use are made together and can shift as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and teaching skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter updates, step planning, and ongoing support between appointments. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work and family demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 44 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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