Therapist profile
Steven Murphy, LCPC, LPC
Licensed counselor for relationships and parenting
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- Relationship challenges
- Parenting support
- Grief and loss
About Steven
Steven Murphy is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of work experience. He is licensed in Maryland and helps people with relationship concerns, grief and loss, parenting questions, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
He focuses on straightforward conversation and practical planning. Sessions aim to clarify what feels most urgent at home or at work. He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps identify small changes to try between visits.
Steven will talk through communication habits and how they affect close relationships. He also supports people facing separation, divorce, or the aftermath of loss. Parenting topics often center on stress, boundaries, and feeling overwhelmed by daily demands.
For someone coping with feeling isolated, stuck about life purpose, or managing panic symptoms, he brings a steady, skills-focused approach. Financial stress, guilt, and control issues are addressed with practical steps rather than abstract theory. He pays attention to how past attachment and abandonment experiences shape current behavior.
His work tends to combine direct problem-solving with space to process emotion. The result is a plan you can try between sessions and time to reflect on what changed. Steven accepts clients internationally and offers sessions tied to his licensure in Maryland.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches for relationship and parenting concerns
Steven emphasizes evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills, communication, and symptom management. One common approach he uses centers on practical skills training - teaching specific communication and coping strategies that can reduce conflict and manage anxiety or panic symptoms in daily life. This approach helps when patterns of interaction keep causing the same problems.Another approach addresses attachment and loss-related issues by identifying how past experiences influence current relationships. This involves clarifying recurring beliefs and testing small changes in how someone relates to others, which can be helpful with separation, grief, and long-standing trust issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options with the client, weigh what fits the person’s goals and preferences, and adapt methods as needed. This is a collaborative process aimed at practical changes and clearer daily coping strategies.
The biography did not specify which online formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals often adjust session length and focus to match a client’s routine and goals, helping therapy fit into everyday life without promising a specific format.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Tennessee, Maryland, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with relationship issues, parenting struggles, grief, career stress, and compassion fatigue, plus related topics like attachment, separation, mood problems, and panic symptoms.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a practical, conversational approach that focuses on communication habits and concrete steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does he have?
He has 15 years of professional work experience supporting people with relationship, grief, parenting, and career concerns.
What are his credentials and location?
He holds LCPC and LPC credentials and is licensed in Maryland.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin?
Select the "See online therapy options" button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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