Murphy Hall , LMSW, LCSW

Murphy Hall is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides therapy for adults facing identity questions, trauma, and strong emotions. She focuses on practical tools and real conversations, aiming to help people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship struggles. Murphy works with LGBTQ people and those coping with minority stress, gender questions, or sexual identity concerns.

Her sessions are straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, helps clarify what matters most, and then suggests skills and experiments to try between meetings. Therapy often includes learning emotion regulation skills, building clearer communication patterns, and reducing avoidance so life feels more manageable.

Murphy brings eight years of clinical experience in community and clinical settings across Indiana. She draws on approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy depending on the client’s goals. These methods are used flexibly rather than as one fixed plan.

She also supports people dealing with body image, codependency, infidelity, abandonment wounds, and the challenges tied to nontraditional sexual practices such as BDSM and kink. Murphy names compassion and curiosity as central to her work and treats clients with respect for their identities and choices.

Clients who choose Murphy can expect calm, respectful sessions that emphasize practical steps and the client’s own values. She helps people make changes at a manageable pace and stays focused on what the client wants to accomplish.

Approaches that fit online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are hard. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and identity-related decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry and avoidance. CBT is often used for stress, panic, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills and supports people who struggle with intense feelings and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Murphy will discuss different methods and tailor sessions to a client's goals, strengths, and readiness. She collaborates with clients to choose exercises and skills that fit daily life so progress feels practical and realistic.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let clients share brief updates or process between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.