Jessica Murphy , LPC

Jessica Murphy is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Arizona with twenty years of clinical experience across community, residential, and outpatient settings. She brings a flexible, client-focused approach that draws on several evidence-informed modalities, adapting methods to meet each person where they are and the challenges they bring.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, eating and body-image issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, anger, and family or communication problems. She has supported people with complex histories and significant symptoms such as panic attacks, PTSD, dissociation, and mood instability, and she offers recovery-oriented skills for those working on substance-related problems.

Jessica cultivates a therapeutic space that aims to be both safe and engaged, encouraging self-exploration while offering practical strategies and coping tools. She emphasizes collaborative goal-setting and skill development to help reduce distress, build resilience, and strengthen wellbeing. Her style blends compassionate listening with concrete techniques tailored to each client’s needs and life circumstances.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Jessica Murphy integrates approaches that translate well to remote work, tailoring techniques to what each person needs and prefers. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take committed action even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise - it is useful for anxiety, stress, and navigating life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, which can be helpful for relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns, and abandonment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills for managing symptoms like depression, anxiety, and mood fluctuations.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica works with clients to identify their goals, preferences, and responses to different methods, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds so the work feels aligned and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit consistent care into busy or changing lives. These options support ongoing access to licensed professionals and therapists, reduce travel time, and allow continuity of treatment when in-person meetings are not possible.