Ashley Murphy, LPC

Ashley Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 22 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who face stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, ADHD, trauma, and other life changes. She practices in English and has worked in community settings, schools, and via telehealth in the past.

Ashley uses a client-centered lens. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and supports practical change. Sessions focus on concrete steps and clearer perspectives rather than jargon. She helps people notice patterns, practice new responses, and track small changes over time.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness to build awareness of reactions in the moment. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set realistic goals and uncover what will keep someone moving forward. These methods are often applied when working through anger, family conflict, trauma, or grief.

Ashley has experience in school-based counseling and community mental health work. She received a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University in 2011 and has worked across settings that include schools and telehealth. She was recognized with a School Mental Health Counselor of the Year award in 2021.

In sessions she helps people tackle impulsivity, obsessive behaviors, panic symptoms, fatherhood and blended family concerns, and coping with abandonment or domestic violence histories. Practical tools and step-by-step planning are commonly part of her work.

Therapeutic approaches and working online