Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW

Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside relational approaches to help people navigate stress and life changes. She writes and talks in a straightforward way and aims to make therapy feel calm and approachable. Bridget works from Minnesota and brings eight years of experience to her practice.

She focuses on common concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Relationship and intimacy issues are also central to her work, along with parenting worries, adoption and foster care topics, and blended family challenges. Clients may also seek support for self-esteem, career strain, fertility-related stress, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.

Her style blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-based and client-centered approaches. That means sessions often include noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, strengthening close connections, and listening closely to the person in front of her. Conversations are practical and aimed at small, doable shifts that make daily life easier.

Bridget describes herself as a warm, grounded listener who prioritizes making people feel comfortable and empowered. She draws on a strength-based, relational, and holistic outlook, treating each person as the expert on their life while offering an outside perspective. Her goal is to help people better understand themselves and build more satisfying relationships and routines.

She has worked domestically and internationally in varied settings, and she offers multiple online session formats to fit different schedules. People can expect clear, compassionate support focused on real-life challenges and realistic steps forward.

How relational and CBT approaches work online

Bridget blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-based and client-centered ideas. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify patterns in their thoughts and try different responses to reduce anxiety or low mood. Attachment-based approaches focus on how close relationships affect feelings and behavior, and they help people build safer connections with others. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, respect, and helping the person lead the pace and focus of therapy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Bridget works collaboratively to figure out what fits a person’s goals and preferences. She discusses options, tries techniques together, and adjusts methods based on what helps most in everyday life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation times. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins, flexible scheduling, and ongoing reflection between sessions. These options aim to make it simpler to get support while balancing work, family, and other commitments.