SERVICES
"Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicentre, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns."
- Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell
INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS
I work with adolescents and adults to address mental heath, wellbeing, and performance-related concerns.
The majority of my practice focuses on:
Anxiety and depression
Stress, burnout, and perfectionism
Body image and women’s health
Performance-related issues (sport, school/university, or work-related)
In addition to the above, I have a special interest in working with the sporting population and performance-related issues. I have specialised training in sport and performance psychology. One focus of my practice includes working with athletes and performers across the following areas: athlete identity, navigating transitions in sport (e.g., injury, life after sport), team dynamics, and performance-related issues. I believe in working with the human rather than solely focusing on the athlete, to promote understanding and build tools which can be applied in high-performance environments.
I offer workshops and presentations to a wide audience. From those based in the community to elite-level athletes, my education pieces are designed to equip individuals, teams, and organisations with strategies to improve wellbeing and performance.
Education content is tailored to the group I'm working with, so please reach out here to begin this process.
WORKSHOPS
RESEARCH
My research interests are in applied psychology with a particular focus on personal and contextual factors related to high performance and well-being in sporting environments. My PhD interrogated the literature and extended conceptual knowledge that surrounds athlete stress regulation. The overarching purpose of the thesis was to advance conceptual and empirical knowledge of athlete resilience by exploring stressor reflections and the development of coping insights.
Murdoch, E.M., Lines, R.L.J., Crane, M.F., Ntoumanis, N., Brade, C., Quested, E., Ayers, J., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2024). The effectiveness of stress regulation interventions with athletes: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2021.1977974
Murdoch, E.M., Chapman, M.T., Crane, M., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2023). The effectiveness of self-distanced versus self-immersed reflections among adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies. Stress and Health. doi: 10.1002/smi.3199
Murdoch, E.M., Ayers, J., Crane, M.C., Ntoumanis, N., Brade, C., Quested, E., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2021). Stressor reflections and elite athlete psychological well-being and ill-being: An experimental test of self-distancing. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 54, 101922. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2021.101922
Riddell, H., Crane, M., Lang, J.W.B., Chapman, M.T., Murdoch, E.M., & Gucciardi, D.F. (2023). Stressor reflections, sleep, and psychological well-being: A pre-registered experimental test of self-distanced versus self-immersed reflections. Stress and Health. doi: 10.1002/smi.320