Muriel Tafts, BACP

Muriel Tafts holds a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling, with training across person-centred, cognitive behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches. She has also completed additional training in areas such as the neuroscience of ADHD and autism spectrum conditions, dementia, addiction, depression and psychosis, and in practical topics including the treatment of perfectionism, OCD, anxiety, and self-harm, as well as suicide prevention. She is additionally studying for a MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and holds BACP accreditation, which refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Muriel has built clinical experience through placements and post-qualification work, helping people navigate stress and anxiety, low mood and depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, life stage transitions, family concerns, and career or workplace problems. Her background includes both placement work while studying and subsequent practice after qualification, with a focus on offering steady, informed support as clients work through challenges.

Her therapeutic style centers on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where people can explore feelings and experiences. She encourages curiosity about thinking, feeling and behaviour patterns, and aims to identify underlying causes while remaining practical and solution oriented. Muriel shares information about psychological concepts and suggests approaches clients can try between sessions, and she typically agrees goals within the first three sessions with progress reviews every four weeks.

Muriel believes change is possible and that people often benefit from someone to walk alongside them for a time while they find their way forward.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Muriel often draws on client-centered therapy, which focuses on the client’s experience and fosters a supportive, empathetic environment where people can explore their feelings and values; this approach is helpful for issues like self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a practical method that looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people develop strategies to manage anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Muriel works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. She reviews progress regularly and adapts the plan as therapy unfolds so the work remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy with Muriel is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit support into busy lives and to connect from different locations within the United Kingdom. These options provide flexibility in scheduling and allow people to choose the format that feels most comfortable while working with a licensed professional.