Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW

Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. She brings eight years of clinical experience and a person-centered approach to sessions. Bridget aims to help people feel heard, understood, and more empowered to make changes in their lives.

She emphasizes relational work that highlights strengths and real-life resources. Sessions focus on conversation, reflection, and building a therapeutic relationship that supports practical change. Bridget uses mindfulness and attention to values to help people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and midlife changes.

Her background includes work both in the U.S. and abroad and a Master of Social Work degree with a focus on children and families from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bridget describes herself as a warm, grounded listener who centers the person in front of her rather than relying on labels.

In practice she draws from attachment-based ideas and client-centered methods alongside cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused techniques. These approaches are used to address relationship and intimacy concerns, family or adoption-related issues, parenting stress, career crossroads, and compassion fatigue.

Bridget also supports people navigating trauma, fertility and infertility concerns, blended family challenges, and first responder stress. Her stated goal is to walk alongside clients as they work toward greater understanding, acceptance, and life that feels more enlivening.

How Bridget’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work centers on how early relationships shape current bonds. Online sessions can be used to talk through attachment concerns, family of origin patterns, and trust issues in relationships. Client-centered therapy focuses on hearing and understanding each person's experience. In remote meetings the therapist practices active listening, reflection, and gentle questions so clients feel acknowledged and supported. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and uses practical exercises to change them. CBT can be adapted to online conversations and short between-session tools that people use in daily life.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Bridget will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful during early sessions. Together the client and therapist adjust methods as needs change and progress is made.

The original biography lists messaging, live chat, and phone sessions. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling to appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and reflections to the chosen format so therapy fits into everyday life while focusing on practical change.