Meghan Murphy , LICSW

Meghan Murphy is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts with 13 years of experience. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Meghan also helps people facing trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting stress, and issues tied to identity, including LGBT and women's issues.

She takes a respectful and compassionate stance in sessions. Conversations and plans are adjusted to fit each person's needs. Meghan aims to make the first steps into therapy less overwhelming and affirm that deciding to start is an important choice.

In practice she guides clients through understandable, step-by-step methods. That can include talking through difficult memories, learning calming strategies for anxiety, and problem-solving around family or parenting challenges. Meghan also supports people working through life transitions like pregnancy, postpartum change, fertility concerns, or caregiver stress.

Her background includes many years helping people cope after loss and with ongoing compassion fatigue. She also brings experience addressing body image, social anxiety, ADHD, and autism-related concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and tailored to practical, real-life goals.

Meghan works with people who want steady, empathetic support while they make changes. She matches the conversation and the plan to each person's pace and priorities. The goal is clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and more balanced daily routines.

Approaches that guide online care

Meghan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps people build skills to manage anxiety and stress through step-by-step coping strategies and behavioral exercises. This is useful for recurring worry, social anxiety, and day-to-day overwhelm.

Another approach centers on processing trauma and grief by creating a safe space to tell difficult stories and practice grounding skills. That work aims to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories and to improve day-to-day functioning after loss or traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Meghan will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods over time. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues matter and a longer conversation is needed. Phone sessions can work when a quick check-in or lower bandwidth is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, coping reminders, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and varied schedules.