Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
How Meghan works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Years in practice
- 13
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Meghan
Meghan Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts. She has 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Meghan frames therapy as a collaborative process and aims to meet clients where they are.
She focuses on practical conversation and straightforward tools. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, whether the concern is low mood, self-esteem, caregiving stress, or relationship strain.
Background and approach
Meghan also supports people navigating life changes such as pregnancy, postpartum challenges, fertility issues, and adjustments in blended families. Her background includes work with people facing burnout and compassion fatigue, and with those who are exploring identity and LGBT concerns. She has experience alongside people affected by ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, and social anxiety.
Meghan pays attention to family dynamics and parenting stress without assuming a single solution fits everyone. In sessions she aims to listen with respect and sensitivity. Conversations often include concrete coping strategies and checks on what is helpful in daily life.
She encourages clients to try approaches that feel manageable and realistic for their routines. Meghan recognizes that starting therapy takes courage. She partners with clients to set clear, achievable goals.
Progress is tracked in simple ways so adjustments can be made when needed.
What Meghan works with
Everything Meghan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Meghan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Meghan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clear steps. One common approach is skill-building work that teaches breathing, grounding, and emotion-regulation techniques to manage anger, anxiety, and stress in everyday moments. These are taught in simple, repeatable exercises and practiced between sessions.Another element emphasizes processing experiences related to trauma, grief, or major life changes through paced conversation and meaning-making. This helps people make sense of difficult events and reduce their power over daily mood and behavior. For issues like caregiver strain, compassion fatigue, or role changes after childbirth, sessions often include problem-solving and planning to make routines more manageable.
Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Meghan will discuss what feels most useful and adjust techniques based on goals and preferences. She partners with clients to try approaches that fit their pace and to refine the plan as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical change.
Questions people ask about Meghan
What kinds of problems does Meghan help with?
She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting strain, and life changes like pregnancy and postpartum challenges.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical conversation and coping strategies. Sessions emphasize collaboration and adapting tools to fit daily life.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience providing mental health support in Massachusetts settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Master of Arts and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Can I meet with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Meghan?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.