Muriel Tafts
Gentle, practical counselling for life's challenges
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About Muriel
Muriel Tafts draws on a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling and four years of post-qualification practice. She uses person-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and the aftermath of trauma. Muriel writes plainly and listens carefully so people feel heard from the first conversation.
She creates a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through difficult feelings. Muriel encourages curiosity about patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour.
Background and approach
She aims to identify root causes and build practical steps forward that can be tried between sessions. Muriel has worked part-time for six years in total, including placements during training and four years after qualifying. Her experience covers mood concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, life-stage transitions, work difficulties and stress-related issues.
Her approach combines gentle exploration with clear goals. Information about psychological topics is shared where useful, and small tasks or experiments may be suggested to test new ways of coping. Goals for counselling are typically agreed within the first three sessions and reviewed every four weeks.
Muriel is studying for an MSc in Workplace Health and Wellbeing and has additional training related to ADHD, autism spectrum conditions, dementia, addiction, depression and psychosis. She uses that knowledge to inform conversations about things like perfectionism, OCD, self-harm and suicidal thinking when these come up in therapy.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 4
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 404571
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Muriel's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Muriel works with
Everything Muriel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Muriel lists
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How Muriel works online
She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers straightforward tools for anxiety, stress and checking patterns that keep problems going.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Muriel treats it as a collaborative decision. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and the issues they bring, then agree a plan that feels practical and manageable.
If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the exact session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, shorten check-ins on busy days, and allow people to use ways of meeting that suit them better. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often adapt session length and homework to work well at a distance, helping people continue steady progress without major disruption to daily life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Muriel help with?
Muriel works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, career questions and coping with life changes. She also focuses on issues like attachment, loneliness, guilt and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is calm and practical, combining listening with clear goal-setting. She encourages curiosity about thoughts and habits and suggests small tasks to try between sessions.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has a Foundation Degree in Integrated Counselling and about four years of post-qualification experience, plus earlier placement work during training.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with people within the United Kingdom only.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try therapy with her?
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