Murray Harvey, BACP

Murray Harvey is a UK-based psychotherapist who places ethics and client safety at the forefront of his work. He trained in counselling at university and completed a masters in psychology, and he is a registered member of BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He also holds full adult and child DBS checks and maintains professional insurance, underscoring his commitment to responsible practice.

Murray speaks from both professional training and personal experience. He has lived with panic attacks, anxiety, depression, periods of addiction and substance use, and past suicidal ideation, and he is currently exploring whether he has ADHD. That lived experience informs his empathy and his belief that understanding feeling can be a route to practical help.

Trained in a pluralistic way, Murray adapts methods to suit each person rather than using a single model for everyone. He works well with anxiety-based difficulties and often supports men through life transitions and relationship concerns, while remaining open to a wide range of presentations. If he judges another route would serve a client better, he will say so in the spirit of fairness.

Clients describe his manner as honest, straightforward and genuinely caring, with a pragmatic focus on what will help. Outside of work he enjoys music, walking his dog and reading, and he continues to study so he can better support people navigating stress, family issues, self-esteem challenges, bipolar-related concerns and other life changes. He invites prospective clients to make contact to explore whether they could work together.

How Murray combines therapeutic approaches for online care

Murray commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) when working online. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early connection styles influence current trust, intimacy and responses to separation; it can be useful for relationship difficulties and attachment issues. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, non-judgemental relationship in which the client sets the pace and priorities; it helps when someone needs space to explore feelings, identity or self-esteem. CBT is a practical, skills-oriented approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers tools for managing anxiety, stress and coping with life changes.

Murray approaches therapeutic choice as a collaborative process. He listens to each person’s goals, preferences and experiences and integrates methods that fit their needs, adjusting as therapy progresses to find what works best together.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, family or mobility limits. These options make regular continuity of care more accessible, allow sessions from home or other convenient places, and support different communication styles so clients can choose the format that suits them best.