Karen Murdock , BACP, NCPS

Karen Murdock is a qualified Integrative Counsellor who combines evidence-based methods with compassionate understanding to create a personalised, client-centered practice. She draws on psychodynamic, person-centred, and cognitive-behavioural frameworks to adapt each session to an individual’s needs, goals, and life perspective, focusing on building self-regulation, clearer communication, and stronger emotional trust.

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, sleep problems, low self-esteem, grief, anger, career concerns, and major life changes. Karen also has a deep awareness of chronic pain, chronic fatigue and psychosomatic illness and recognises how these conditions affect day-to-day life, work, finances and family relationships.

Her work suits those seeking more than short-term relief - people who want to explore underlying patterns, strengthen emotional insight, and create sustainable change. Clients often tell her they value her ability to listen without agenda and to support meaningful shifts in thinking and behaviour.

Karen holds BACP and NCPS credentials - BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS is a recognised professional counselling credential - and applies her training to offer empathetic, structured care. She aims to provide a calm, non-judgmental space where insight, depth and practical strategies meet to help people move toward a life that feels more purposeful and resilient.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Karen integrates Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and psychodynamic ideas into her online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, empathic space where a person’s own insights and strengths guide the work - it can be especially helpful for building self-esteem and improving relationships. CBT is a skills-based approach that examines how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood. Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence present difficulties, which can be useful for understanding long-standing relational or emotional issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Karen works collaboratively with each person to find the best fit based on their needs, goals and preferences. She adapts methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging allow for flexibility in scheduling and format, making it easier to access consistent support around work, family or health commitments. These options help therapists and clients maintain continuity of care and find a way of working that suits a person’s lifestyle and pace.