About Samantha
Samantha Murphy is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or parenting strain. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at making progress in everyday life.
Samantha uses straightforward conversation to help people name what is hardest right now. She listens closely and helps clients set clear, manageable goals. Sessions emphasize practical steps for coping with anger, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
How Samantha works
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person’s own values and choices. Mindfulness tools are offered to ease intense emotions and improve focus.
Samantha has four years of clinical experience working in Minnesota. She has supported people dealing with trauma and abuse and those facing adoption, attachment, or blended family concerns. She also helps with issues around abandonment, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress.
In sessions she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can try small changes and see what works. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Work often combines skill-building, brief problem-solving, and reflective talk to build confidence and steady progress.
Samantha lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Samantha works with
The areas below are the ones Samantha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How Samantha’s approaches work online
Samantha commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered methods to guide online work. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying new behaviors; it can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related focus problems, and mood changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s priorities, offering reflective listening and support while the client decides the pace and goals.She also offers mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and improve attention. Mindfulness exercises can be brief and practiced between sessions to manage stress and strong emotions. Together these approaches aim to build practical skills that people can use in daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, quick problem solving, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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