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Angela Murphy, LPC
Idaho
Licensed Professional Counselor - trauma and relationships
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- Trauma focus
- Relational skills
About Angela
Angela Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Idaho with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, and self-esteem, and she often works with people facing addiction, ADHD, and intimacy-related concerns.
She describes a person-centered style that emphasizes listening and practical work. Sessions tend to look at the coping habits that developed over time, the family and cultural messages that shaped them, and small changes a person can try to respond differently. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and trauma-focused ideas are used when they fit the situation.
Her background includes work with children who experienced trauma and later a shift to working primarily with women. That clinical experience is paired with study of religious trauma and a doctoral certificate that included qualitative research methods. This gives her familiarity with how gender roles and family history shape coping patterns.
In sessions she helps people build relational skills and stronger ways of relating to their own inner experience. Practical tools, thought patterns, and behavior experiments are used alongside client-centered conversation to test what helps.
She frames therapy as collaborative work. Clients complete a short intake questionnaire and then schedule an initial session to begin identifying goals and a practical plan. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Angela uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT involves setting concrete goals, tracking thoughts and actions, and trying brief experiments to see what helps with anxiety, sleep, or mood.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas to prioritize listening and the client's perspective. This means questions and reflections guide each session so goals come from the person's own priorities rather than a preset agenda.
Trauma-focused methods are applied when past harm affects current coping. These methods focus on safe pacing, learning grounding and emotion-regulation strategies, and rebuilding a sense of control over reactions and relationships.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to try based on needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean starting with CBT experiments, integrating trauma-focused strategies, or focusing on relational skills first.
The biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people meet without travel time. Therapists help adapt exercises and homework to whatever session format is arranged so practical change can happen between meetings.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, grief, addiction, ADHD, and related issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused ideas when they fit a client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of therapy experience, including past work with children who experienced trauma and more recent practice focused on women.
What credential and location details are on file?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Idaho.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions billed?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and pricing varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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