Heather MurphyLCSW

Heather Murphy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and changes around pregnancy and childbirth. She also supports people working through career concerns, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, and intimacy or parenting struggles. Heather brings a calm, approachable manner to sessions and aims to make the first step feel simpler and safer.

Heather earned a Master of Social Work from Simmons College and a Bachelor of Arts in Art Therapy from Emmanuel College. She has 13 years of experience in a range of mental health settings. That background includes work with adolescents, adults, and individuals facing caregiving, fertility, and blended family issues.

Her counseling style is warm and interactive. She mixes kindness, a bit of humor, creativity, and clear feedback during sessions. Heather emphasizes a human-centered, client-centered approach that honors each person’s unique strengths and goals.

In practical terms she focuses on building skills and tools clients can use between sessions. That may include mindfulness practices, behavior-focused strategies, and values-based exercises to manage overwhelm and guide choices. She aims to help people reconnect with what matters and move forward with small, doable steps.

Heather encourages questions about the process and about fitting therapy into day-to-day life. She frames therapy as a collaborative partnership, where pacing and goals are set together to match each person’s needs.

How Heather’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small actions that match those values. It can be useful for life transitions, managing anxiety, and making choices that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.

The therapist's biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity during life changes like pregnancy or caregiving. It also allows for shorter check-ins or longer therapeutic sessions depending on what a person needs. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, ACT values work, and CBT skill-building to work well in remote sessions when those formats are available.