Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW - Therapist in Minnesota

Strengths-based approach
Relationship focus
Practical coping tools

About Bridget

Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Minnesota. She uses a person-centered, relational approach to help people make sense of difficult moments and build more satisfying relationships and routines.

She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. Bridget also assists with parenting concerns, intimacy and relationship struggles, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She lists coping with natural or human-caused disaster among her additional focus areas.

Her practice emphasizes strengths and relationships. Sessions center on clear conversation, reflection, and building a working relationship that feels comfortable and empowering. Bridget believes people are the experts in their own lives and offers an outside perspective to help find resolution and acceptance.

Bridget earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and holds a Minnesota LICSW. She has worked in a variety of domestic and international settings over her career and brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice.

In therapy she combines attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive-behavioral tools to address immediate concerns and longer-term patterns. The goal is practical change - more ease in daily life, clearer relationships, and a greater sense of direction. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used and sessions are scheduled according to her availability.

Sessions are conducted in English, and she accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Bridget’s approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds still shape emotions and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice these patterns, practice new ways of relating, and bring gentler connection into current relationships.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the person leads the pace. In remote sessions this means space for honest conversation, reflective listening, and support to make choices that fit real life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT techniques translate well to online work, with simple skill-building, behavioral experiments, and homework that can be done between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Bridget will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that match those goals and preferences. She adapts tools over time so sessions stay relevant and useful.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats can change. The original biography lists messaging, live chat, and phone sessions with limited evening and weekend hours, so check which of those are available when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time while keeping focus on problem solving and relationship change.

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 shameImpulsivityIsolation / 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

Credentials

Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Bridget help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and coping with major life changes. Additional focuses include parenting, intimacy and relationship issues, fertility and adoption-related concerns, and first responder stress.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is person-centered and relational with a strengths-based outlook. Sessions include conversation, reflection, and practical strategies to change patterns that cause distress.

What background and experience does she have?

She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has eight years of clinical experience working in varied domestic and international settings.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, MN LICSW, practicing from Minnesota.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography describes messaging, live chat, and phone sessions with some evening and weekend availability. Confirm current session options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.

How are fees and payment structured?

Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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