As a qualified Integrative Counsellor, I offer a tailored, client-centered approach that blends evidence-based techniques with deep empathy and insight. My approach is bespoke to your unique needs, goals, and life perspective; drawing from psychodynamic, person-centred, and cognitive-behavioural frameworks. Each session is carefully adapted to cultivate self-regulation, communication, and trust.
Whether you're navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, trauma, or life transitions, I work alongside you to explore the roots of your concerns, build resilience, and empower lasting change. My clients are often looking for more than surface-level support, they seek a trusted, skilled practitioner to help them break long-standing patterns and strengthen emotional intelligence.
I have a deep understanding of chronic pain, chronic fatigue, chronic medical conditions and psycho-somatic illness. I fully understand the complex dynamic that these situations bring personally, professionally, financially and to the family unit.
My practice is built on trust, compassion, confidentiality, and commitment to your well-being, providing a calm, non-judgmental environment where you can feel truly heard. Clients often tell me they value my ability to listen without agenda and support them making meaningful, sustainable shifts in their lives.
In our work together, you can expect a confidential, safe space where insight, depth, and strategy meet. My commitment is supporting you create a life that feels purposeful, empowered, and whole.
I work with a limited number of clients to ensure the highest level of focus, care, and continuity.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Coping with grief and loss, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Executive and professional coaching, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (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 counseling, Isolation / 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
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) #NCS25-00015
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #413263
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Karen Murdock. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Karen Murdock is the most wonderful therapist I have ever had the pleasure of having in my life. She understands me in a way that no other therapist ever has. She's kind, warm, attentive along with being extremely knowledgeable and remembers everything I've told her. I truly feel it's like speaking to a friend I've known for years but at the same time she helps me to see a different perspective on things, and how to take practical steps to change my outlook or feelings, and challenges my thinking at times. She's very knowledgeable of different treatment modalities. I was sceptical about therapy as its not been helpful to me when I've tried it in the past, but this has been incredible and so helpful, during a very difficult time in my life. I cant thank Karen enough.
Written on Aug 26, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, and compassion fatigue
Karen has been so patient and understanding to my needs. Every session is different and subtlety is pointing me in the direction I need to go in.
Karen always replies promptly to my questions and has helped me look outside of the box for different solutions to help me. She has made me fully understand that this is going to be a long process so my expectations are managed in the right way.
I would certainly recommend Karen to anyone who have similar needs and have got mentally stuck.
Written on Jul 16, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 2 months on issues concerning self esteem, and adhd
I'm currently going through a difficult period in my life I feel from the first instance I connected with Karen and feel very at ease very professional and easy to talk to.
Written on May 22, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Easy to talk to. Good listener and comes up with suggestions.
Takes in things you've said.
Not pushy. Almost the opposite in a way
Answers fast if you do message in between the weekly permitted sessions
Written on Apr 30, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 5 months on issues concerning sleeping disorders, and self esteem
Karen has helped me in so many ways. She’s kind, caring, and truly understands how to support and guide me. Through therapy with her, I’ve grown so much and gained techniques that help me navigate difficult situations with more confidence. I’m really grateful for the positive impact she’s had on my life.
Written on Mar 07, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, and coping with life changes
Karen is a wonderful therapist. She listens intently and gives amazing guidance. Her questioning is second to none. She will ask me a question and I can rabbit on and not realise what messages I'm conveying, but Karen will have picked them up. She smiles and I know I'm about to get incredibly supportive feedback from what I have said - even when I didn't realise I said something that could mean something. She's great and I would recommend her to anyone going through troubles and need a guiding hand.
Written on Jan 25, 2026 after therapy with Karen for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes