Kathleen Murray Forth

Kathleen Murray Forth is a counsellor with seven years of professional experience based in Australia. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. She aims to help clients notice strengths they already have and take small, steady steps toward feeling better.

Her approach is practical and down-to-earth. Kathleen helps clients make sense of overwhelming thoughts and pressures. She offers a calm space for people to talk through painful experiences and to plan realistic ways to cope in daily life.

She believes people are active agents in their own healing and works alongside them rather than directing change. Sessions focus on building emotional skills, improving communication, and learning ways to reduce panic, low mood, or social fear. She also supports people with body image, attachment and relationship wounds, and caregiving stress.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, gentle challenge, and tools to try between sessions. Kathleen helps people set achievable goals and notices progress even when it feels small. Her style suits those who want a practical, compassionate counsellor to help them rebuild confidence and find clearer direction.

She is credentialed with PACFA, practises in Australia, and offers care tailored to each person’s circumstances. To begin, people are invited to reflect on what they most want to change and bring that into sessions so therapy can be shaped around their priorities.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy

Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques offer clear, practical steps people can try between sessions. For example, cognitive approaches help identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns that feed anxiety and depression, and they teach straightforward strategies for managing panic and worry. Exposure-based ideas help people gradually face social fears or avoidant behaviours in small, manageable steps to reduce avoidance and increase confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss options and decide collaboratively which techniques suit a person's goals, temperament and current difficulties. This means the plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Confirm the exact session arrangements before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people access a counsellor from different parts of Australia without relocating, while still working through the same practical tools and steps used in face-to-face care.