Karen Murdock, BACP, NCPS

Karen Murdock is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and challenges linked to chronic illness. She supports those coping with grief, anger, sleep problems, low self-esteem and life changes. Karen uses a personalised approach that aims to help clients find practical ways forward.

She adopts a client-centred stance, listening first to what matters to each person and shaping sessions around their goals. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address thinking and behaviour patterns. Psychodynamic ideas are used where helpful to look at past experiences that shape present reactions.

Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps as well as deeper understanding. Karen helps people build self-regulation skills, improve communication, and recognise long-standing patterns that cause distress. Work can include practical coping strategies alongside reflective conversation.

Her background includes four years of clinical experience and professional registration with BACP and NCPS. She has particular familiarity with chronic pain, chronic fatigue and long-term medical conditions, and how these affect work, family and daily life.

People who choose her often want both insight and concrete change. The practice aims for a calm, respectful space where someone can be heard and start to steady their life. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are arranged according to availability.

How Karen’s approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what the client wants to work on, helping build trust and clearer goals.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It is practical and helps with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and unhelpful habits by teaching straightforward techniques to change patterns.

Psychodynamic ideas pay attention to how past experiences influence present reactions. This approach can help when someone wants to understand long-standing patterns or deeper emotional responses.

Working together, the therapist will help decide which approach or mix of approaches fits best. The choice is collaborative and based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

The practical benefits of online work should be confirmed before booking because session formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find online options helpful for fitting therapy into busy lives, reducing travel time and making it easier to balance appointments with work or caregiving. Check the available session formats when arranging bookings to make sure they suit your routine.