Bridget Stevens-Murphy

Compassionate, relational therapy with practical tools

LICSW Minnesota

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Bridget

Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota who draws on cognitive behavioral principles alongside relational and person-centered perspectives. She brings eight years of professional experience and a strength-based, holistic orientation to work that emphasizes collaboration, reflection, and practical coping strategies.

Background and approach

Bridget aims to help clients clarify their values and build more enlivening relationships and routines through focused conversation and actionable skills. Her practice addresses a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family challenges, career shifts, and compassion fatigue.

Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care matters, attachment and family-of-origin issues, fertility and caregiver stress, codependency and commitment concerns, and responses to disasters or first responder stress. Bridget frames therapy around understanding personal stories and identifying realistic steps toward acceptance, resolution, and renewed meaning.

She works with people who are seeking a grounded, empathic listener and practical tools for change. Sessions may incorporate mindfulness, existential reflection, emotionally-focused techniques, and cognitive behavioral strategies as appropriate to each person’s goals and experiences.

Integrating relational and skills-based approaches in online therapy

Bridget commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping strategies for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore patterns in close relationships and to strengthen emotional connection and understanding when attachment wounds affect trust and intimacy. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, providing a space where clients' perspectives and goals guide the pace and focus of work.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Bridget partners with each person to clarify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods as needed so the therapy fits their needs and preferences rather than following a rigid protocol.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which allows for flexibility around work, family, and geographic constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and to access support from Minnesota or other locations, while allowing therapists and clients to choose the mix of synchronous and asynchronous contact that works best.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Bridget commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and family problems, career changes, and compassion fatigue among other related concerns.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Sessions are grounded in a strength-based, person-centered approach that often integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, attachment-informed ideas, mindfulness, and emotionally-focused work to meet practical goals.

How much experience does Bridget have?

She has eight years of professional experience working in a variety of settings both domestically and internationally, supporting people through life transitions and relational challenges.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

Bridget holds the LICSW credential and is licensed in Minnesota as MN LICSW 20016.

Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?

Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who are located outside the United States.

Which session formats are available for therapy?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for counseling to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved to start working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Minnesota

Languages

English