Heather Murphy, LCSW
Compassionate, practical help for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Heather Murphy |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | New Hampshire |
| Licensed in | New Hampshire |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 13 |
About Heather
Heather Murphy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and self-esteem struggles. She also supports concerns around career changes, relationships, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, eating and body image issues, and ADHD. Heather writes plainly and meets people where they are.
She earned a Master of Social Work from Simmons College and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy from Emmanuel College. Over 13 years she has worked in a range of mental health settings.
Background and approach
That experience shaped a practical approach to everyday problems and hard moments. Heather's style is warm and interactive. She uses humor, creativity, and a direct way of talking so sessions feel real and useful.
The room is focused on the person's goals and values rather than on jargon or long assessments. Her work draws on Narrative ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Those approaches are used to help people tell their stories differently, notice unhelpful patterns, and build skills for handling strong feelings and relationship stress.
In sessions she helps people learn practical tools, practice new ways of responding, and set steps they can try between meetings. Heather emphasizes collaboration and supports clients as they test small changes in their daily life. She invites questions and aims to make therapy approachable and clear.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem among the things Heather works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Heather among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Heather directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Heather directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Heather’s approaches translate to online therapy
Heather often draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe personal stories. Narrative work focuses on the meanings people give their experiences and helps them notice alternative, more helpful storylines that reduce shame and increase agency. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches simple skills for noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match values. ACT can help with anxiety, grief, and life changes by focusing on what matters and small steps toward those values. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts as needs change. Clients are invited to try strategies in sessions and use them between meetings to see what helps. Online formats make this kind of work flexible. Video calls let people practice skills and work through emotional topics face to face. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style support, or when someone needs flexible ways to stay connected between longer sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different routines.Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Heather address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, eating and body image problems, ADHD, and related areas such as caregiver stress and career struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and straightforward. She mixes creativity and humor with practical tools and focuses on goals the client brings to sessions.
What is her professional background?
Heather has 13 years of experience in mental health settings and holds a Master of Social Work from Simmons College plus a Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy from Emmanuel College.
Where is Heather licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with an LCSW in New Hampshire and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Heather works with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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