Jessica Murphy, LPC

Jessica Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with two decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma, and addiction. She focuses on practical steps that people can use right away. Jessica aims to create a calm, approachable space for honest conversation and problem solving.

Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with acceptance and skills-based approaches. She uses tools from ACT and DBT alongside client-centered care to tailor sessions to each person's needs. That mix helps people shift unhelpful thinking and build coping skills that fit daily life.

Jessica has a long history in community, residential, and outpatient settings. She has worked with people who have faced panic attacks, mood disorders, PTSD, ADHD, and substance use concerns. Her background includes helping those affected by intimate partner violence, codependency, and eating-related issues.

In sessions she offers practical strategies for recovery and relapse prevention when relevant. She also supports people through grief, anger, body image struggles, abandonment wounds, and challenges with communication and boundaries. The approach is collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

Jessica welcomes straightforward goals such as reducing anxiety, managing symptoms, rebuilding trust after trauma, and improving day-to-day functioning. She uses conversation, skill practice, and coping tools so people can try different ways of handling stress and see what helps.

Therapeutic approaches that translate well online

CBT helps people spot and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Online sessions can focus on identifying patterns, trying small behavior changes, and practicing new ways of thinking between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches values-based action and acceptance of difficult feelings rather than fighting them. In remote sessions clients learn simple exercises to notice thoughts, clarify what matters, and take meaningful steps even when emotions are uncomfortable.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns in close connections. Working together, therapist and client can map relationship patterns and try new ways of relating that reduce distance and conflict.

Jessica will work with each person to find which approaches fit best. Choosing a method is a collaborative process based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. She adjusts the plan over time so the work stays useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can suit quick check-ins or between-session support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and try different formats to see what helps most.