Case study

A calm, reassuring website for a psychotherapist in Suffolk

Vanessa Murphy · Wellbeing and therapy · Suffolk

Website

The Vanessa Murphy website on a desktop screen

The problem
People looking for a therapist are often anxious and unsure where to start. Vanessa needed a website that feels calm and safe, explains her approaches simply and makes the first contact feel easy.
What we built
A quiet, spacious site with a soothing colour palette, clear pages for mindfulness, psychotherapy and counselling, EMDR and courses, testimonials, an About page and a simple "Get in touch" route.
The result
Visitors understand how Vanessa works and what each therapy involves, and can take the first step without pressure.

The brief

Vanessa Murphy is a qualified psychotherapist based in Suffolk, offering short- and long-term psychotherapy for adults and supervision for professionals. Her background spans transpersonal psychology, sensorimotor psychotherapy for trauma, Internal Family Systems and EMDR, and she also runs mindfulness courses and retreat days.

For someone considering therapy, the website is often the first and most important contact. It had to feel calm, warm and trustworthy.

What we built

A calming design. Soft colours, generous white space and a peaceful hero image set the tone from the first second.
Plain explanations. Separate pages for mindfulness, psychotherapy and counselling, and EMDR explain each approach without jargon.
Courses and retreats have their own section, so new workshops can be added easily.
Trust. Testimonials from clients and a university professor, alongside Vanessa’s background and qualifications.
A gentle first step. A simple “Get in touch” route, with no pressure and no complicated forms.