Muriel Tafts , BACP

Muriel Tafts is a BACP counsellor who draws on a mix of person-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas. She has around four years of post-qualification experience and aims to make sessions straightforward and down to earth. Muriel often works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career concerns and life changes.

Muriel trained with a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling, which introduced person-centred, CBT and psychodynamic approaches. She also completed additional training that looked at conditions such as ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, dementia, addiction, depression and psychosis, and she has undertaken work on suicide prevention.

In practice she focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Muriel encourages curiosity about thinking, feeling and behaviour so patterns can become clearer. She aims to help people understand root causes while also finding practical steps forward.

Muriel usually sets counselling goals within the first three sessions and reviews progress roughly every four weeks. She offers ideas and simple exercises to try between sessions and will suggest action-oriented steps when helpful. Her current study toward an MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing informs her interest in work and career issues.

People come to Muriel for help with concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, midlife questions, money worries, self-love and sexual matters. She offers straightforward support for those wanting to make changes and find clearer direction.

Online approaches that suit everyday life

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection so people feel heard and can explore what matters most to them. This approach helps with emotional confusion, low self-worth and decisions about relationships.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It uses straightforward exercises and practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress and change unhelpful patterns. Clients often take short tasks away from sessions to try in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Muriel will discuss options and help decide what fits a person’s needs, goals and preferences. The choice can change over time, and she reviews progress regularly to ensure the approach remains useful.

Online therapy brings practical flexibility. Video calls let people see body language and build rapport. Phone sessions can be quicker and use less bandwidth when time is tight. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflective notes and people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit counselling around work, parenting and travel while keeping continuity of care with an experienced counsellor.