Kathleen Murray Forth

Kathleen Murray Forth is a PACFA counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and depression. She encourages clients to use their own strengths to move through difficult times. Kathleen writes plainly and meets people where they are, offering steady support during change.

She has seven years of professional experience in Australia. Kathleen believes most people are their own best agents of change, and she focuses on practical steps clients can take between sessions. Conversations are paced to suit what feels manageable, with space to notice small shifts over time.

Her work covers a range of concerns including relationship wounds like abandonment and attachment issues, body image and sexuality, and the effects of caregiving and workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose and midlife transition.

Sessions aim to make overwhelming problems feel clearer and more actionable. Kathleen helps clients break big issues into smaller tasks and build on successes. The approach is collaborative - she listens, reflects, and suggests ways to practise new responses in everyday life.

People who contact Kathleen can expect straightforward conversation and a focus on what the client wants to change. She encourages courage and practical movement towards a more fulfilling life, while recognising the real effort it takes to change long-standing patterns.

Approaches to change and how they translate online

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are used to help people manage overwhelming emotions and life transitions. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and trying practical new responses in daily life; this helps with anxiety, panic and worry by teaching small, repeatable skills. Another approach concentrates on understanding attachment and relationship patterns, which can be useful for loneliness, abandonment concerns and improving communication with others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest methods that suit your situation. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as you try different techniques and notice what helps.

Confirm the available session formats before booking because the profile did not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work with an appropriately qualified counsellor from their own region while keeping therapy practical and focused on everyday change.