Karen Murdock

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy

About Karen

Karen Murdock works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief and anger, sleeping problems, self-esteem concerns, career stress, compassion fatigue and ADHD. She uses a client-centred approach and draws on psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people understand patterns and develop practical coping strategies. Karen is a member of BACP and NCPS and has four years' experience in counselling.

She focuses on what is happening now and on how past experiences affect day-to-day choices. Sessions normally involve talking through recent difficulties, looking at recurring thoughts and feelings, and trying small, practical steps between meetings. The aim is to make changes that feel manageable and relevant to everyday life.

Her background includes work with chronic health concerns and the emotional strain they bring. That experience informs how she supports people dealing with illness, chronic pain, caregiving pressures and related family stress. She also addresses complex relationship themes such as attachment, abandonment, blended family issues and communication problems.

Karen combines brief cognitive behavioural techniques with longer-term psychodynamic thinking and a person-centred stance. That means some sessions will focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, while others look at deeper patterns that influence relationships and self-image. She adapts the balance to what the person wants to work on.

Sessions are offered in English and are based in the United Kingdom. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location. To begin, people are asked to use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.

How Karen uses therapeutic methods in online counselling

Karen works with client-centred therapy which focuses on listening, exploring what matters to the person and helping them set their own goals. This approach is useful for people who want a conversational, reflective style and greater control over the topics covered.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test different coping strategies. It is practical and often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems by changing patterns of thinking and behaviour.

Psychodynamic work looks at how past experiences and relationship patterns influence current feelings and choices. It can help when someone wants to understand recurring difficulties and long-standing emotional patterns.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss preferences, goals and what feels most useful, then agree together how to combine methods to suit the person's needs.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can suggest practical arrangements that suit a person's schedule and day-to-day life.

Topics Karen lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Sleeping disorders
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Psychodynamic Therapy

Questions about Karen

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the concerns Karen supports, including related stress and sleeping problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers a client-centred approach and uses cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic methods depending on the person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years' experience in counselling practice.

Is she registered with any professional body in the UK?

She is listed with BACP and NCPS as supplied in her profile.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with clients outside the UK?

No. International clients are not currently accepted.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and the practice operates on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.