About Heather
Heather Murphy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Hampshire who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, career struggles, depression, relationship and family challenges, trauma, intimacy concerns, eating and body image issues, parenting strain, and ADHD. She also supports people coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and caregiving stress.
Heather uses practical, focused work to help people move forward. Heather brings 13 years of clinical experience to her practice.
How Heather works
She studied art therapy for her bachelor’s degree and completed a Master of Social Work. Over the years she has worked in a variety of mental health settings and built skills across many concerns. Her background shapes a flexible, hands-on approach to therapy.
Her counseling style is warm and interactive. She mixes kindness, humor, creativity, and clear direction in sessions. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical coping strategies, and collaborative goal-setting.
Heather draws from client-centered methods and evidence-based techniques such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices. She focuses on building skills, improving communication, and reducing unhelpful patterns. In sessions she works to build trust and to help each person access their own strengths.
She aims to support realistic changes, whether the need is small step-by-step progress or more substantial life shifts. Heather invites questions and partners with people to map a plan that fits their goals.
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What Heather works with
The areas below are the ones Heather selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Hampshire |
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Online support options
Therapy approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most to them and take values-based action even when emotions are difficult. It mixes practical exercises with simple mindfulness skills to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through short, structured exercises and problem-solving. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it breaks problems into manageable parts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and meeting people where they are; it helps build trust and self-direction in the work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. That collaboration means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into daily life. Video is good for a full conversation with visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text can be a shorter check-in or a way to reflect between sessions. These options give flexibility for different schedules and needs while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
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