Stephen Murphy

Stephen Murphy is a licensed clinician with ten years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. He holds LICSW and LCSW-C credentials and practices from Maryland. His work focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more in control.

Stephen keeps sessions straightforward and human. He listens for what matters most, then helps clients set clear goals. Conversations often center on coping skills, decision-making, and improving communication with others.

He draws on several evidence-informed approaches to match each person’s needs. That can mean practicing new ways to manage difficult thoughts, strengthening important relationships, or learning skills to handle intense emotions. Stephen aims for tools that fit daily life.

Many people seek his help for career questions, grief, PTSD and trauma, addiction concerns, ADHD, and parenting stress. He also supports those facing identity questions and LGBT-related challenges. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on small, usable changes.

Stephen welcomes international clients and offers therapy in English. He invites prospective clients to consider what they want from therapy and to start with a short conversation about goals and logistics.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on values-based action. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where choices feel difficult.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and communication problems that show up in adult relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That choice is collaborative and may change as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and use short check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists can adapt ACT or Attachment-Based exercises to video or phone sessions and focus on skills you can practice between meetings. The emphasis is on what helps you manage daily life and reach the goals you set with your therapist.