Therapist profile
Jessica Murphy, LPC
Arizona LPC - Family and parenting topics
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- Attachment focus
About Jessica
Jessica Murphy is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who bring stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression, addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self-esteem struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD and help with major life changes.
She approaches sessions in a straightforward, problem-focused way. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to help people learn coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions can include skill practice, talking through difficult memories, and work on day-to-day routines that reduce distress.
Her background includes work in community, residential, and outpatient settings. Over her career she has supported people facing panic attacks, mood disorders, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, dissociation, PTSD, and histories of intimate partner violence. She has experience offering recovery skills to people dealing with drug and alcohol addiction.
Jessica places attention on relational patterns and attachment concerns that affect current relationships. She also addresses issues like abandonment, codependency, communication problems, body image, and control issues. Her work involves both symptom-focused strategies and longer-term exploration when needed.
Clients can expect clear, concrete tools alongside reflective conversation. She aims to help reduce stress and improve everyday functioning. To arrange a first session, follow the site's matching and scheduling steps.
How sessions work
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Jessica commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaching practical exercises to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and some eating or addictive behaviors.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people shift interaction habits. This can be useful for intimacy concerns, abandonment issues, codependency, and communication problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as work progresses so strategies stay relevant to what the person needs.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk-based work and skills coaching transfer well to remote settings, and the therapist will help shape sessions to practical needs like scheduling and session length.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
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What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, depression, addictions, grief, eating issues, anger, self-esteem problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She combines practical skill teaching with time for reflection. Methods include CBT, DBT, ACT, attachment-based and client-centered approaches.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in community, residential, and outpatient settings.
What credential and location apply to this therapist?
She is an LPC, licensed in Arizona.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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