- Person-centred work
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- Psychodynamic exploration
About Muriel
Muriel Tafts is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years post-qualification experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career questions and major life changes. Muriel also lists issues such as abandonment, attachment worries, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and workplace concerns among her areas of focus.
She trained with a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling that covered person-centred, cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic approaches. Muriel has also undertaken additional training in topics such as the neuroscience of ADHD and autism, dementia, addiction, depression and psychosis, and in responding to self-harm and suicide risk.
In sessions she aims to create an open environment where clients can talk through feelings and experiences without judgement. She encourages curiosity about thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people spot patterns that keep problems going. Muriel combines looking at root causes with practical steps, so people often try small tasks or experiments between sessions.
Early on she works with clients to agree goals for counselling, usually within the first three meetings, and she reviews progress about every four weeks. Sessions include gentle information about psychological concepts when useful and specific suggestions that can be practised between appointments.
Her manner is straightforward and practical. People come to her for help with midlife shifts, loneliness, money worries, sexuality questions, social anxiety, and finding direction in work and life. She is currently studying for an MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing to extend her knowledge of work-related issues.
How her approaches translate to online work
Muriel uses person-centred (client-centred) approaches that focus on listening and reflecting what matters to the person, helping them feel understood and clearer about their priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy offers practical exercises and ways to test unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which often work well as tasks between sessions. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and early influences to help explain why certain feelings, including shame and guilt, keep coming up.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Muriel discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the balance of listening, practical tools and reflection as the work progresses. She reviews goals within the first three sessions and checks progress about every four weeks so the plan can change if needed.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit counselling into a busy life by avoiding travel time, letting someone join from a quieter place, or making shorter check-ins possible around work. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, increasingly use remote sessions to offer consistent support while helping people fit therapy into everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career questions and coping with life changes, among other areas such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She combines person-centred listening with practical ideas from cognitive behavioural work and psychodynamic reflection to help people understand how those feelings started and what might shift them.
What is her background and experience?
She has a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling and four years of post-qualification practice, with earlier placement experience during training.
Which credential and location apply to her practice?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.