Megan Murphy, LCSW

Megan Murphy, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), is a California-licensed therapist with six years of professional experience. She works with adults facing trauma and abuse, grief and loss, career challenges, and symptoms of depression, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to support healing and growth.

Megan approaches each person as the expert of their own story, helping clients identify and build on existing strengths to navigate difficult circumstances. Her style balances practical skills with compassionate listening, fostering a collaborative environment where goals and pacing are guided by the client.

Clients seeking help with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, or life transitions will find a therapist attuned to both immediate coping needs and longer-term changes. Megan also supports people managing ADHD, panic symptoms, mood disorders, and the emotional impacts of divorce or financial strain.

Recognizing that starting therapy requires courage, Megan aims to make the first step feel manageable and respected. She encourages prospective clients to take that step when they are ready and offers steady, strengths-based support as they work toward clearer direction and improved well-being.

Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Remotely

Trauma-informed strategies focus on understanding how past harmful experiences affect thoughts, feelings, and relationships. These approaches help clients process upsetting memories at a pace that feels manageable and develop safer, more adaptive responses to triggers.

Skill-focused interventions teach concrete tools for managing mood, attention, and everyday stress. These practical techniques can support people coping with depression, ADHD, panic symptoms, and challenges at work or in relationships by building problem-solving, emotion regulation, and communication skills.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Megan works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and strengths, then tailors techniques and pacing so therapy fits the client’s needs and life circumstances.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of support while working with licensed professionals and therapists from a location that works for the client.