Ashley Murphy
Compassionate, practical care for life’s challenges
LPC South Carolina
- Experience
- 22 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ashley
Ashley Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who centers her work on evidence-informed strategies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered principles.
Background and approach
With 22 years in the mental health field and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling earned in 2011 from Webster University, she draws on extensive experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and a range of relationship and family concerns.
She integrates mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused practices to help clients build coping skills, manage symptoms such as panic or compulsions, and address complex family dynamics including blended family and fatherhood issues.
Her approach treats clients as partners in the work, combining practical skill-building with exploration of values and life changes to promote clearer perspective and forward movement. Ashley also addresses problems related to parenting, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, self-harm, and post-traumatic stress.
She has worked in community settings, schools, and through telehealth, and she uses a collaborative style aimed at helping people identify goals and make meaningful change over time.
Practical approaches for online healing and skill building
Many clients work with Ashley using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a hands-on approach that helps identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replace them with more adaptive strategies to reduce anxiety, panic, and mood symptoms. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-discovery and personal growth. Mindfulness Therapy is another tool she incorporates to help people build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to stress and trauma.Choosing the right approach is collaborative; the therapist and client explore goals, preferences, and how symptoms present to determine which combination of methods fits best. This process often begins with practical skill-building and evolves as therapy uncovers patterns, values, and areas for change.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and work with a licensed professional from wherever the client is located within the therapist's service region.
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Experience
22+ years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English