Jen Murray , AASW

Jen Murray is an AASW social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships and grief. She welcomes honest conversations about career worries, life changes, family tensions and the strain of money problems. Jen is experienced supporting people with bipolar symptoms and anger as well as those exploring self-worth and life purpose.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients do not need the right words to begin - Jen listens first and helps shape the conversation so it feels manageable.

Jen draws on client-centred ways of working that put the person’s priorities up front. She also uses existential ideas to help people make meaning through difficult life changes. Solution-focused techniques provide practical steps to try between sessions.

She describes her approach as trauma-aware and strengths-focused, so sessions aim to build on what already works while noticing past hurts. Jen’s interest in spirituality and connection can be included when it matters to the person sitting in the room.

Outside work she values nature, learning and small adventures. That curiosity carries into sessions, where she helps people try new ways of approaching relationships, work and personal goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on what matters to the person in the room. The therapist listens without judgement and helps you set the agenda so sessions reflect your priorities and pace.

Existential Therapy looks at meaning, values and life purpose. It can help when people face big changes, loss or questions about direction in life by encouraging honest reflection about what matters most.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises small, practical steps you can try between sessions. It helps break problems into manageable parts and build on what already works in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jen will work with each person to decide which ideas to try based on their goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where plans are adjusted as progress is seen.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let you have a full conversation and see visual cues, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options add flexibility so people can fit sessions around work, family and travel commitments.