Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW
Calm, relational therapy for life changes
Details
| Name | Bridget Stevens-Murphy |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LICSW |
| Based in | Minnesota |
| Licensed in | Minnesota |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 8 |
About Bridget
Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. She brings eight years of clinical experience and a calm, grounded presence to sessions. Bridget aims to help people feel comfortable and understood as they talk through painful or confusing life moments.
She centers work on strengths and relationships, and treats people as experts on their own lives. Bridget uses listening, reflection, and an honest therapeutic relationship to help clients make sense of patterns and choices.
Background and approach
She emphasizes practical steps that people can try between sessions. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family issues, career stress, and coping with life changes. Bridget also pays attention to specific themes like attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family matters, infertility, and caregiver strain.
Bridget draws on Narrative ideas alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to help people re-tell unhelpful stories about themselves. She also uses elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when those tools fit a person’s goals. Sessions often mix reflection on past relationships with practical experiments to change daily routines and reactions.
People work with Bridget by messaging to start, then move to video, phone, chat, or text sessions as needed. She supports international clients and conducts sessions in English. The subscription-based model can be canceled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Bridget works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bridget among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Bridget directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Bridget directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that shape online sessions
Bridget uses Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. That work often involves identifying unhelpful narratives and trying new ways of describing experiences so behavior and feelings can shift. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. It helps people understand why certain reactions show up and how different ways of relating might feel safer and more connected. Client-Centered Therapy keeps the pace set by the person in session and focuses on being listened to without judgment.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Bridget will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and she adjusts the mix of Narrative, attachment, or client-centered methods to match what they want to change. That collaborative process helps identify practical steps that fit someone’s life and values.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a simpler check-in is needed. Chat and messaging allow short, frequent touchpoints and can fit around busy days. These options give flexibility so therapy can happen around work, caregiving, travel, or different time zones.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Bridget commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and person-centered, focusing on strengths and relationships. She combines Narrative ideas with attachment and client-centered work to help people reframe their stories.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Bridget has eight years of experience as a licensed clinician working in a range of settings domestically and internationally.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as MN LICSW, and practices from Minnesota.
Which languages and client locations are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment or cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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