About Murphy
Murphy Hall is a licensed clinical social worker based in Indiana who offers affirming, trauma-informed care to adults. She focuses on helping people handle anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the effects of trauma. Murphy aims to create a respectful space where identity is honored rather than judged.
She centers her work on clear collaboration and practical skills. Sessions emphasize emotion regulation, communication tools, and steps to manage stress day to day.
Background and approach
Murphy also supports people navigating gender and sexual identity, minority stress, and concerns related to body image or sexual expression. Her approach mixes several evidence-based methods to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness practices.
Murphy adapts interventions to what feels doable and useful for the person in front of her. Murphy brings eight years of clinical experience to her work and holds the credentials LMSW and LCSW. She describes herself as queer identified and says that perspective informs her practice and the way she understands identity-related stress.
Sessions are available in a variety of online formats. Murphy uses straightforward language and practical exercises so people can apply what they learn between sessions. She invites people seeking an affirmative, nonjudgmental approach to contact her and begin a conversation about goals and next steps.
Practical therapy methods for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting pulled into them and focus on actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches clear skills to change behavior and reduce distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance tools for people who need skills to manage intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, strengths, and what feels doable, then recommend approaches to try together. This collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and use of visual tools. Phone sessions can fit a tight schedule or lower bandwidth situations. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, skill practice, or flexible communication between longer sessions. These options aim to make steady progress easier to fit into a busy life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey
- Languages
- English