Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW - Therapist in Minnesota

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Attachment-based work
Client-centered care

About Bridget

Bridget Stevens-Murphy is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Minnesota with eight years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also supports concerns around parenting, self-esteem, career shifts, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.

Bridget uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy as one of her approaches and draws on attachment-based and client-centered ideas in sessions. She talks through patterns in relationships and helps people name emotions that are hard to pin down. Conversations are straightforward and focused on what matters in day-to-day life.

Her background includes work with adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, family of origin problems, and caregiver stress. She also addresses abandonment, codependency, commitment and communication problems, fertility and first responder issues. Bridget brings practical strategies alongside talk work to address these topics.

Bridget holds a Master of Social Work with a specialization in children and families from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her practice emphasizes building a respectful therapeutic relationship and using that relationship to try new ways of relating and coping. She approaches therapy with a belief that people know their lives best and can use a helpful external perspective.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients may be accepted. Before booking, confirm the current session options and formats available for remote work.

How her approaches guide online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with emotions that shape how people relate. It helps with patterns in close relationships and with naming feelings that are hard to express. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds influence current relationship patterns and helps people understand their attachment needs and triggers. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the person’s lead, helping clients feel heard and make their own choices about change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Bridget will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and preferences. That decision can shift over time as therapy progresses and goals change.

Confirm the current session options before booking since this listing does not specify formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by reducing commute time or allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also let people choose sessions that match their energy level that day, such as audio-only when bandwidth is limited or a video meeting when nonverbal cues matter. Licensed professionals can use these choices to help sessions integrate into weekly routines without promising a specific format.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issues Blended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisis Postpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Minnesota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting and self-esteem concerns.

What therapeutic approach does she use?

Bridget lists Emotionally-Focused Therapy and also uses attachment-based and client-centered approaches alongside CBT and existential ideas.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Minnesota Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (MN LICSW) and practices from Minnesota.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered on this listing.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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