- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LICSW
- Licensed in
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Meghan
Meghan Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, and family concerns. She practices in Massachusetts and offers sessions in English. Her approach is respectful and practical, aimed at making the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent or caregiver.
She routinely helps people who are coping with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and relationship strain. Meghan also supports those dealing with parenting stress, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to concerns such as postpartum depression, fertility-related stress, and compassion fatigue. Meghan shapes conversations and plans around what each person needs. She listens for practical patterns that get in the way of daily life and focuses on realistic changes that fit a client's routine.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit how fast someone wants to move. Over her career she has worked with issues that often overlap, like ADHD, autism-related concerns, blended family challenges, and social anxiety. That experience helps her tailor interventions when several problems appear at once.
She aims to make therapy useful, not just explanatory. People who choose Meghan can expect clear next steps and attention to immediate concerns alongside longer term goals. She encourages small experiments between sessions and checks progress in straightforward ways.
Starting therapy is framed as a step-by-step process rather than a single leap.
What Meghan works with
Everything Meghan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Meghan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How therapeutic approaches work online
Meghan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies patterns and tries small experiments to change daily behavior; this helps with anxiety, stress, and parenting routines. Another approach emphasizes processing difficult experiences in manageable steps, which can help when someone is coping with trauma, grief, or overwhelming emotions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Meghan will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan over time based on what feels most useful.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for brief updates, check-ins between sessions, or when writing helps someone process their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit consistent care into a busy parenting schedule and help maintain progress without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Meghan
What concerns does Meghan address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, and related issues such as postpartum depression and fertility stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on clear steps, listening closely to what is most pressing, and adapting the plan to fit daily life.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including family conflict, trauma, grief, and parenting stress.
Where is Meghan licensed and based?
She is licensed in Massachusetts and holds an MA LICSW credential.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by 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 sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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