- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Cognitive behavioural tools
About Christina
Christina Murphy is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and a wide range of other concerns including social anxiety and phobia. Christina focuses on building a trusting working relationship and helping people take practical steps when they want change.
She uses a relationship-based approach that starts with acceptance and non-judgement. That foundation is followed by talking through beliefs and patterns that once helped but now hold someone back. Christina offers straightforward tools to test those beliefs and try new ways of coping.
Sessions are practical and conversational. She helps people name difficult feelings and look at what keeps those feelings going. Christina aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to trying small, manageable changes.
Christina describes counselling as an agent for change. Change can be gradual or quicker, depending on what someone needs. She supports people as they consider different options and take steps that fit their life.
Her background is in integrative practice that brings together a few established approaches. That gives room to focus on attachment patterns, how people relate to themselves and others, and on thought patterns that feed anxiety. People who find social situations hard often work on practical skills alongside understanding past patterns.
How her approaches translate to remote sessions
Christina draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relating patterns affect current connections and feelings. This approach helps with relationship worries, abandonment concerns and how people react in stressful social situations.She also uses Client-Centred Therapy which focuses on listening, acceptance and following what the client finds most important. That can help people who struggle to say what they feel and need steady, respectful listening while they make sense of things.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical exercises. CBT offers concrete steps for anxiety, phobia-related reactions and sleep or anger difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Christina will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try together. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities appear.
Please confirm current session formats and times before booking, as the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need for travel so sessions can happen around work or caregiving commitments.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem and related concerns including social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is relationship-based and conversational, with acceptance and non-judgement as a starting point and practical tools used thereafter.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience as a practising counsellor.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is affiliated with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a series of sessions?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.