About Angela
Angela Murphy is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Idaho with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping women who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, grief, and issues around self-esteem and identity. Her approach is warm and practical.
She listens first, then helps people name what they are feeling and why those patterns developed. Sessions are aimed at building clearer coping skills and gentler self-talk rather than quick fixes.
How Angela works
Angela draws on client-centered methods to keep the person’s values and goals at the center of work. She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. When trauma is part of the story, she uses trauma-focused techniques to address the impact and help people feel more grounded.
She brings experience from counseling people affected by abuse, adoption and foster care issues, domestic violence, and attachment concerns. Angela pays attention to how family of origin messages, cultural background, and gender roles shape coping patterns and relationships. Her style is collaborative and compassionate.
She helps people experiment with new ways of relating to themselves and others. Practical homework, skill-building, and steady emotional support are common parts of her work. Angela keeps learning through continued study and research experience.
She aims to tailor each plan to the person in front of her and to help them move toward clearer choices and more fulfilling relationships.
Angela lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Angela works with
The areas below are the ones Angela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Idaho |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. In practice this means sessions start with what matters most to the client, and the therapist reflects and helps clarify feelings and goals. This approach is useful for people who want a supportive space to be heard and to discover their own direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify patterns of thinking and behavior that cause distress. Online CBT often includes short exercises and practical homework between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or change unhelpful habits. It works well for specific problems like worry, low mood, or anger that respond to concrete strategies.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past hurt and abuse, aiming to reduce symptoms and build safer ways of coping. In online sessions this can include grounding techniques, pacing the work, and developing skills to manage intense feelings.
Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then recommend a plan. That plan can change over time as needs evolve and progress is tracked collaboratively.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit into busy lives. Video calls let people have a clearer face-to-face feel, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel while still working toward real change.
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