Therapist profile
Ashley Murphy, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and Parenting
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- Client-centered practice
- Cognitive behavioral work
- Mindfulness skills
About Ashley
Ashley Murphy is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina with 22 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, family strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting concerns, and related struggles. She also addresses ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Ashley uses a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their life. She listens for what matters most and then helps people name goals and try practical steps. That may include cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity, or solution-focused ideas to build small wins.
Her background includes community counseling, school-based work, and telehealth. She was recognized as School Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2021. That experience shapes how she supports parents and adults managing family problems, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and conflicts that affect daily life.
Ashley often helps people work through trauma-related symptoms, panic and obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and recovery from domestic violence or abandonment wounds. She also offers coaching-style support for practical goals and behavioral change.
Sessions aim to balance short-term problem solving with attention to deeper patterns. People can expect clear, straightforward conversation, specific skills to try between meetings, and regular checking of what’s working. To begin, visitors are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Ashley’s approaches work in online sessions
Ashley draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and treating the person as the expert on their life. That creates room to clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and gives concrete tools to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help slow reactivity and notice patterns in the moment. Mindfulness exercises are simple practices that can reduce stress and help with anger or intrusive thoughts. Together, these approaches offer both short-term strategies and attention to deeper patterns that affect family life and parenting.
Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try approaches, and adjust what’s working. Clients and therapist check progress and pick skills that fit daily routines.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help therapy slot into everyday life without changing the core clinical work.
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Experience
22+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ashley helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and related issues like anger and self-esteem.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She uses a client-centered lens and blends methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques to match your goals.
How long has she worked in mental health?
She has 22 years of experience working in community settings, schools, and telehealth, and received School Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2021.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina and holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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