Karen Murdock, BACP, NCPS

Karen Murdock is a qualified Integrative Counsellor who blends evidence-based methods with empathic, client-centered care to support people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship difficulties, depression, and life transitions. With four years of professional experience, she draws from psychodynamic, person-centred, and cognitive-behavioural frameworks to create a tailored therapeutic plan that meets each person's needs and goals. Her practice pays close attention to the roots of presenting problems while also offering practical strategies to build self-regulation, improve communication, and strengthen resilience.

Karen has a strong understanding of chronic pain, chronic fatigue, and psychosomatic illness and recognises the personal, professional, financial, and family impacts these conditions can bring. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, self-esteem, sleep difficulties, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and complex relationship and attachment issues. Her approach is collaborative and focused on helping clients break long-standing patterns, increase emotional intelligence, and make meaningful, sustainable changes.

Karen holds BACP and NCPS credentials, reflecting professional registration and a commitment to recognised practice standards. She maintains a limited caseload to ensure focused care and continuity, offering a calm, non-judgemental space where insight, practical strategies, and depth of understanding come together to support more purposeful, empowered living.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Karen integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioural techniques to provide flexible online therapy that suits different needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and working at the client’s pace to strengthen self-awareness, self-worth, and emotional expression - it is useful for relationship issues, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and adjust unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Karen collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the mix of supportive listening and skill-building as the work progresses.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and modes of communication, allowing clients to engage in therapy from locations that work for them while maintaining continuity of care with a registered professional.