Counsellor profile
Jen Murray, AASW
Australia
Counsellor - Anger and Life Transitions
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- CredentialsAASW
- RegistrationAASW, Australia / 682958
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAustralia
About
- Client-Centred therapy
- Solution-Focused work
- Existential perspective
About Jen
Jen Murray is an AASW accredited social worker with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are stressed, anxious, grieving, facing relationship and family challenges, or struggling with anger and bipolar issues. She invites people to bring whatever is on their mind and begins there.
Jen keeps sessions straightforward. She listens without judgement and helps clients talk through immediate problems and longer term patterns. She uses client-centred conversations to focus on what matters to the person in front of her. When practical change is needed, she draws on solution-focused techniques to identify small steps that can be tried between sessions.
Her work also includes existential themes. That means she helps people name what gives their life meaning, and how they might live with uncertainty or loss of direction. She often combines this with attention to attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, forgiveness, and self-worth. Money and workplace issues, career choices, and relationship separation are common topics she covers.
Jen describes her approach as trauma-aware and strengths-focused. She encourages steady, practical shifts rather than quick fixes. Clients who prefer a calm, reflective style report finding the space useful for sorting thoughts and testing changes.
Outside the therapy room she values nature, learning and connection. That outlook shows up in sessions as a relaxed, curious manner that aims to help people find clearer ways forward. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used in online work
Jen uses client-centred therapy to prioritise the person’s own concerns and perspectives; this approach involves open listening and follows what the client brings to sessions, which helps when anger is tied to relationships or everyday stress.She also draws on solution-focused therapy, which looks for small, practical steps that make a difference quickly and suits people who want concrete strategies to manage temper and frustrations.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jen will talk with clients about their needs, goals and preferences and help decide which methods to emphasise so sessions feel useful and realistic.
Session practicalities should be checked before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm which session types are offered and how they fit your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel time, or use a shorter check-in when life is busy. The focus is on finding workable ways to address anger and related problems while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family issues, anger, bipolar concerns, career and life changes, plus related topics like attachment and communication problems.
How would she approach my temper or anger?
She uses client-centred conversations to understand what happens when anger arises and solution-focused steps to try practical changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Jen has 20 years of professional experience in counselling and social work.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an AASW accredited social worker based in Australia.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.