Courtney Murphy, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 25 years in practice

Courtney Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate major life challenges.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 070349 · expires January 2029
NPI: 1265633168 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 25
Languages: English

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About Courtney

Courtney Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate major life challenges. She works from New York and focuses on practical support for common problems like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. Her approach is calm and respectful, aimed at making difficult conversations feel manageable.

Courtney centers each session on the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She listens for patterns such as attachment wounds, abandonment fears, or control struggles and helps clients see clearer options.

Background and approach

Sessions break problems into smaller steps that can be practiced between meetings. Many people come for help with overwhelming stress, panic attacks, or the ongoing weight of caregiver responsibilities. Others want help with communication problems, divorce and separation, or rebuilding a sense of purpose in midlife.

She also addresses issues like body image, guilt and shame, impulsivity, and isolation. Courtney emphasizes straightforward tools to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. She works with clients on coping skills, pacing through grief, and rebuilding routines after major life changes.

Conversations are practical and geared toward real-world results. Her aim is to support and empower rather than to shock or overwhelm. New clients are invited to describe what feels hardest right now, and together they shape a plan that fits the person’s goals and everyday obligations.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Courtney lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How evidence-based approaches work online

Courtney uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and steady progress. One common approach involves step-by-step coping strategies for anxiety and panic that teach quick grounding and breathing tools to reduce acute symptoms. Another approach focuses on grief and loss by pacing recovery, helping clients make a place for painful memories while rebuilding daily routines and meaning.

Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, life demands, and what feels most helpful, then try practical techniques together and adjust as needed. This makes it easier to find an approach that fits both personality and real-world obligations.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people talk face to face and use visual cues, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter conversations or ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Courtney helps people with relationship strain, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with major life changes, plus related issues like attachment, guilt, and communication problems.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She offers a practical, respectful approach that breaks problems into manageable steps and teaches coping skills to use outside sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She brings 25 years of professional experience working with people facing emotional and life transitions.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW) in New York and practices from that state.

In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients supported?

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

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be done by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and payment work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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