- 25 years experience
- LCSW in New York
- Focus on relationships
About Courtney
Courtney Murphy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 25 years of professional experience. She focuses on common life struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and coping with major life changes. She aims to meet people where they are and to offer steady support as they take steps toward change.
Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive conversation tailored to each person. She listens for the patterns that keep someone stuck and helps them try different ways of responding. Sessions are practical and grounded, with attention to what is happening in daily life.
Courtney works with issues related to attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, communication problems, and control challenges. She also helps people dealing with divorce or separation, guilt or shame, impulsivity, isolation, life purpose questions, and midlife transitions. Panic attacks and post-traumatic stress are also areas she addresses.
Over her career she has supported people through forgiveness work, grief, and rebuilding after loss. She adapts the pacing and focus to each person’s needs so the work feels manageable. The aim is to strengthen coping skills and to make choices that fit the life someone wants to lead.
Her tone in sessions is compassionate and practical. She encourages collaboration on goals and checks in often to make sure the plan is helpful. People who want a steady, experienced helper for life and relationship challenges may find this approach useful.
Approaches that guide online work and how they help
Many therapists use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present-day problems and teach skills people can use right away. One common approach helps people identify patterns in relationships and their own reactions, then practices new ways of communicating and setting boundaries to reduce conflict and isolation. Another approach focuses on symptoms of anxiety and panic by teaching breathing strategies, gradual exposure to feared situations, and ways to shift thinking that amplify worry.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which techniques to try first. This is a collaborative process that can be adjusted as progress is made.
Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people keep therapy consistent when life or travel would otherwise interrupt appointments. Licensed professionals will help tailor session length and pace to fit each person’s life and goals.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Courtney focus on?
She works with relationship issues, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, communication problems, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Courtney keeps sessions practical and conversational. She listens closely, looks for unhelpful patterns, and helps people try different ways of responding in daily life.
What is her experience working with clients?
She has 25 years of professional experience supporting people through relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, and major life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.