Karen Murdock

Karen Murdock is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression and relationship strain. She draws on practical techniques and attentive listening to help people who want clearer coping tools and steadier emotional responses. Karen uses a calm, down-to-earth manner and focuses on what matters most to each person. With four years of experience, she blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. Sessions look at current patterns and also consider earlier experiences that still affect daily life. This mixture aims to help people notice unhelpful reactions, try new responses, and build healthier routines. Karen often supports people facing chronic illness and chronic pain, and she understands how ongoing health issues affect mood, work and family life. She also addresses concerns such as sleep problems, low self-esteem, grief, compassion fatigue and difficulties linked to adoption, attachment or caregiving roles. Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests small experiments and practical steps to reduce distress. Over time she helps people strengthen self-regulation, communication and problem solving so challenges feel more manageable. Karen is registered with BACP and NCPS and works from the United Kingdom. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How her approaches can work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. The emphasis is on listening, empathy and following the client’s pace to help them feel understood and make sense of their experiences. This approach often helps when someone needs space to talk through strong feelings or confusion. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses simple experiments and skills to reduce unhelpful reactions and improve sleep, anxiety or anger. CBT can be useful for people wanting clear steps to change day-to-day habits. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as progress is made. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and allow people to book appointments around work or caregiving. If you need clarification about which session formats are available, check the therapist's profile or confirm options before booking.