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Bridget Murphy, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Bridget

Bridget Murphy is an LCSW practicing in Florida who brings 20 years of clinical experience to her work with adults facing emotional and life transitions. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, depression, and self-esteem concerns while also addressing relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting clients struggling with addictions, eating concerns, ADHD, and a range of life events such as pregnancy, postpartum adjustment, divorce, and young adult transitions. Her style blends compassion with practical tools, tailoring sessions to each person’s needs and strengths.

She draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients understand internal parts and patterns, alongside client-centered techniques that emphasize empathy and collaboration. Cognitive Behavioral and solution-focused strategies are used to build skills for coping, communication, and problem solving.

Bridget aims to create an accepting space where clients can explore difficult feelings, repair communication, and develop concrete strategies for growth. Clients can expect a collaborative, strengths-based approach that balances insight with actionable steps toward improved well-being.

Integrating Approaches in Online Therapy

In Bridget Murphy’s online practice Internal Family Systems is used to explore the internal parts that influence emotions and behavior, helping clients identify patterns and relate differently to difficult feelings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, giving clients space to direct the pace and focus of work while feeling heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers concrete techniques to reframe unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Bridget works with each person to evaluate goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in session, and then adapts methods as therapy unfolds so the plan remains responsive to changing needs.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for scheduling and allow continuity of care across locations. These options can make it easier to maintain regular sessions during life transitions, manage time constraints, and access therapy from wherever the client is located.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Bridget address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction-related challenges. Additional areas include body image, communication problems, pregnancy and postpartum matters, and young adult issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and tailored, combining empathic, client-centered listening with practical skill-building from CBT and solution-focused techniques. She aims to blend insight with actionable steps for change.
What is her professional background?
She has two decades of experience working with adults through life transitions and emotional challenges, supporting clients with mood, anxiety, relationship, and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida with licence number FL LCSW SW8563 and practices from that state.
Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers services to English-speaking clients regardless of location.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English