About Ashley
Ashley Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than two decades of experience. She practices from a person-centered perspective and aims to help people find clearer direction and steady footing during hard seasons. Her work is straightforward and practical, focused on helping individuals manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and the fallout from trauma.
Murphy holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University and is licensed in South Carolina.
Background and approach
She has worked in community agencies, schools, and via telehealth. Her background includes recognition for school-based mental health work, which shaped her understanding of family and developmental challenges. In sessions she uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness.
That means conversations center on the client’s goals while also learning skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness tools are offered to help with tension and overwhelming moments. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical goals and keep progress moving.
Those methods help people find motivation, try small changes, and notice what works. The focus can include parenting pressures, blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, and household conflict. Many people come for help with trauma, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, self-harm, or substance-related struggles.
Sessions aim to reduce symptoms and build coping skills for daily life. The tone is respectful, steady, and oriented toward realistic steps forward.
Using practical approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own perspective and goals. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to identify priorities and next steps. This approach helps people who feel stuck or unsure where to begin.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions include simple exercises to notice patterns, test beliefs, and practice new habits that reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy adds short attention and grounding exercises to manage overwhelming feelings and improve focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and daily life, then try methods that match those needs. Decisions about pacing and technique are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for more in-depth conversations and teaching skills visually. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and a way to track progress without scheduling a full meeting.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English