Murray Harvey, BACP

Murray Harvey is a counsellor and psychotherapist with a BACP accreditation and three years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. He offers a straightforward and honest style and aims to create sessions that match what each person wants or needs. He is open about having personal experience with panic, anxiety and depression, and this shapes his practical, empathetic approach.

Murray uses a pluralistic stance, drawing on different methods so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing one model. Sessions are collaborative - he listens, reflects, and helps people work out what change might look like. He emphasises clear communication about goals and progress so people know what to expect.

He commonly helps people anxious about stress and low self-esteem, and supports those coping with life changes, bipolar-related difficulties and family concerns. He also works with a wide range of other issues such as attachment worries, dissociation, eating-related problems and caregiver stress. Murray aims to be open about limits and will say when a different direction is needed.

Murray describes himself as direct but caring. He favours practical conversation, honest feedback and ongoing learning to improve sessions. Outside work he enjoys music and walking his dog, and brings a steady curiosity about how people find meaning and cope with hardship.

People who prefer a plainspoken, flexible counsellor who adapts methods to the person often find his approach helpful. He focuses on building understanding, setting clear goals and helping people practice changes between sessions.

How Murray’s approaches work online

Murray commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can help with fears around closeness and abandonment. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions by following the client's pace and priorities. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) examines patterns of thought and behaviour to build practical coping skills for anxiety, stress and mood changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Murray collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try, reviews progress together and adjusts the plan based on goals and preferences. That means therapy evolves as needs change rather than sticking to a fixed route.

Online formats make these approaches easier to access. Video calls let conversations feel more like face-to-face sessions and work well for in-depth dialogue. Phone sessions can be a good option when video is difficult or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief reflections, ongoing support between sessions or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options offer flexibility so people can fit therapy around work, family and daily life.