Karen Murdock, BACP, NCPS

Karen Murdock is an integrative counsellor who offers a tailored, client-centered practice that blends evidence-informed techniques with compassionate listening and clinical insight. She draws on psychodynamic, person-centred, and cognitive-behavioural approaches to create a bespoke plan for each person, adapting sessions to support emotional regulation, clearer communication, and the rebuilding of trust.

Karen works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, sleep difficulties, and life transitions. She also supports those coping with low self-esteem, grief, anger, career concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other concerns. Her practice includes attention to complex situations such as chronic pain, chronic fatigue, long-term medical conditions, and psychosomatic presentations, and she acknowledges the personal, family, and practical impacts these issues can bring.

Clients often tell Karen that they value her ability to listen without agenda and to accompany them as they examine long-standing patterns and strengthen emotional awareness. She combines depth and practical strategy so that reflections in session can translate into sustainable change in daily life. Karen limits the number of clients she accepts to maintain continuity, focus, and a high level of care.

Karen holds BACP and NCPS credentials, which indicate membership of professional counselling bodies and a commitment to recognised standards of practice. Her approach aims to help people who seek more than short-term symptom relief and who want to build resilience, insight, and a greater sense of purpose.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Karen blends client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions to address both immediate difficulties and deeper patterns. Client-centred therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and the clienttherapist relationship, helping people feel understood and supported while they explore personal values and emotional experience. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and developing practical strategies to manage anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Karen works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as work progresses so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, telephone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life while working with a licensed professional.