About Brenda
Brenda Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people recover from trauma, cope with grief, and manage parenting stress. She uses a calm, steady approach to help people feel understood and find practical ways forward. Brenda centers sessions on the relationship between therapist and client.
She listens first, then helps set clear goals. Conversations are straightforward and respectful, with an emphasis on what someone needs now.
Background and approach
She uses a trauma-informed perspective to help people process painful experiences and reduce their impact on daily life. That work is paired with simple coping skills people can use between sessions to handle overwhelming moments and intense emotions. For parents and caregivers she offers concrete strategies to reduce stress and improve routines at home.
She also supports people facing hospice and end-of-life concerns, helping them name feelings and plan for difficult decisions. Brenda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques in session and tailors interventions to each person’s situation. She has five years of clinical experience and practices in Colorado as an LPC.
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on small, realistic steps that add up to steady progress over time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Brenda uses well-established, evidence-based techniques to guide online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors; it is useful for grief, anxiety, and everyday stress. A trauma-informed approach focuses on safety, pacing, and grounding skills to process difficult memories without becoming overwhelmed. This approach supports recovery from trauma and abuse.Choosing the right approach is a step-by-step process done together. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust over time so the plan fits the person’s needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps ensure therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and real-time skills practice. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or shorter reflective work. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English