Ashley Murphy, LPC

Ashley Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with more than two decades of experience in the mental health field. She holds a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling from Webster University and has delivered services across community settings, schools, and through telehealth. She earned recognition as School Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2021, reflecting her sustained commitment to supporting students and families.

Ashley works with people of all ages who are coping with trauma and abuse as well as those facing family conflict, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and other life transitions. Her practice includes specialized focus areas such as blended family challenges, domestic violence, fatherhood issues, impulsivity, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and self-harm, alongside more general supports for parenting, relationships, anger, self esteem, and ADHD.

Therapeutically, Ashley centers her work on the client by treating each person as the expert in their own life while offering guidance and practical tools. She integrates client-centered principles with evidence-informed approaches including cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness therapy, motivational interviewing, solution-focused methods, and trauma-focused interventions. Her goal is to help people heal inner child wounds, improve interpersonal functioning, and move toward greater resilience and a renewed sense of perspective.