Angela Murphy, LCSW

Licensed in Texas · 18 years in practice

Angela Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly two decades of experience helping people navigate tough life moments.

License and registration

LCSW, Texas: 34914 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1164122115 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English

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About Angela

Angela Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker with nearly two decades of experience helping people navigate tough life moments. She offers straightforward, down-to-earth support for stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Her approach centers on listening first and helping people find practical next steps.

She works with adults facing grief, career uncertainty, or major life changes. She also helps with self-esteem, intimacy-related concerns, and issues tied to divorce or separation.

Background and approach

Conversations are focused and goal-oriented so clients leave with usable ideas they can try between sessions. In sessions she uses client-centered methods to follow each person's priorities. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear short-term goals.

These techniques are used together to meet whatever the person brings to the conversation. Angela keeps the work practical. She helps people notice patterns, test small changes, and build on what already works.

For someone feeling stuck in a midlife crisis, facing obsessive thoughts, or trying to repair communication, she offers steady guidance and concrete tools. Her practice is based in Texas and delivered in English. She encourages people to take one step at a time and helps them map out realistic options for change.

The focus is on clear goals, manageable steps, and supporting clients as they try new ways of coping.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Angela names

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Online support

How Angela's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy places the person's concerns and goals at the center of the work; the therapist listens closely and follows what matters most to the client while offering guidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches practical techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows the focus to what clients want to see change and helps set small, achievable steps toward that outcome.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Angela will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before deciding which methods to use. That collaborative decision means the work is matched to the person's needs and adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different situations. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is good for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between live sessions. These options make it easier to keep regular contact, fit sessions around a busy life, and try different formats until the best fit is found.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career questions, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is listening-first and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, testing small changes, and building on the clients strengths.

How long has she been practicing?

She brings 18 years of professional experience to her work with clients.

Is she licensed and where does she practice?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing from Texas.

Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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