Kathleen Murphy , LMHC

Kathleen Murphy is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She trained in counseling psychology and now practices from Florida. Her approach is warm and focused, and she aims to treat each person as an individual.

Kathleen works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She also supports clients dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career questions, and issues related to LGBT identity. Additional areas she addresses include abandonment, caregiver stress, aging concerns, and recovery after infidelity or separation.

Her sessions blend practical skills and personal reflection. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and build different behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy creates a respectful, listening space where the client's goals lead the work. Mindfulness techniques are used to manage overwhelming feelings and focus attention in the moment.

Kathleen describes her style as interactive and compassionate, with the ability to be structured and direct when needed. She adapts plans to match each person’s circumstances and priorities. Her years working in different states have shaped a practice that pays attention to cultural background and life experience.

Clients can expect collaborative goal-setting and clear steps to try between sessions. She invites people to talk through what matters, test new ways of coping, and build toward a more satisfying daily life.

Approaches and online options for meaningful change

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening space where the client's goals guide the work; it helps people who need a nonjudgmental place to sort values, decisions, and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches simple exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and build new habits; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, preferences, and challenges. Sessions often begin with shared goal-setting and some trial strategies so adjustments can be made together.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is helpful for ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and daily life.