Meghan Murphy, LICSW

Meghan Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. She also supports those handling grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and caregiver stress. Meghan approaches clients with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and aims to make that first step feel possible.

Meghan shapes conversations and goals around each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan. She helps people name what feels most urgent, break problems into manageable steps, and try small changes that can ease day-to-day life. She also supports people working through identity and relationship concerns, including LGBT-related stress and issues that affect young adults and women.

Her background includes over a decade of clinical work in Massachusetts settings. That experience informs practical skills for handling anxiety, anger, and social fears. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and create treatment plans tailored to each person.

Meghan often helps caregivers and family members who are feeling overwhelmed, addressing caregiver issues and blended family concerns with focused conversation and problem-solving. She also works with people facing fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting stresses, and those coping with long-term effects of trauma.

Conversations in sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Meghan aims to make therapy feel useful from the start and to help people leave sessions with something they can try between appointments.

Evidence-based approaches and how they help online

Meghan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, activity planning, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. These techniques aim to reduce day-to-day distress and increase confidence in managing symptoms.

Another approach centers on processing trauma and its effects through paced conversations and grounding strategies. This method helps people make sense of difficult experiences, reduce overwhelming reactions, and build routines that support recovery and daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Meghan works with clients to identify goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans if something does not feel helpful. She emphasizes collaboration so the therapy plan matches each person's values and practical needs.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Meghan about what will work best for scheduling and the length or rhythm of sessions to fit everyday routines.