Meghan Murphy , LICSW

Meghan Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults and families facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and a range of related challenges. Meghan emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work, shaping conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s specific circumstances and goals.

Her practice addresses concerns including parenting, anger, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD, alongside additional focus areas such as autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues, postpartum depression, fertility and caregiver stress, and young adult and women’s issues. Clients seeking support for social anxiety, body image, or post-traumatic stress will find her approach attentive to both immediate coping needs and longer term recovery.

Meghan collaborates with clients to tailor therapy to their preferences and priorities. She recognizes that beginning therapy requires courage and affirms the decision to start as an important step toward change. Her practice integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help individuals build skills, process difficult experiences, and strengthen relationships.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Meghan Murphy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the client’s needs. She applies focused strategies to help manage stress and anxiety, teaching practical coping skills and behavioral tools that reduce daily overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. She also employs trauma-informed approaches to support people processing trauma and abuse, emphasizing pacing, safety, and gradual integration of difficult memories and feelings. In work with families and relationships, Meghan uses family-centered methods that address communication patterns, parenting challenges, and blended family dynamics to improve understanding and functioning.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Meghan collaborates with each client to identify goals, evaluate what works, and adjust methods over time so treatment fits personal preferences and evolving needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity of care across locations within the same state, and make it easier to access support between sessions. Meghan adapts her evidence-based techniques to these remote formats to help clients make steady progress while fitting therapy into their daily lives.