Danielle Murphy, MSW, LCSW, CADC

About

Clinical Social Work/Therapist in Chicago, IL. Works with Addiction, Dual Diagnosis and Mood Disorders. Sees clients in person and online. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Life Transitions
• Self Esteem
• Stress Management

Types of therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Helps people make room for difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, and commit to actions that fit what matters to them.
• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Dialectical Behavior (DBT)A skills-based therapy grown out of CBT. Teaches ways to manage intense emotions, get through crises, stay present and handle relationships.
• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)The main behavioral therapy for OCD: gradually facing feared situations or thoughts while resisting the urge to carry out compulsions.
• IntegrativeCombines more than one therapy approach, fitted to the person's needs.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)Sees the mind as made of different 'parts', and helps people understand and care for them from a calm, compassionate core 'Self'.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)A form of cognitive therapy that finds rigid beliefs, such as 'I must be perfect', and replaces them with more flexible ones.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.
• Trauma FocusedTherapy for people affected by trauma. Puts safety and pacing first, and helps process painful memories so they have less hold on daily life.

More details

Sessions

Both in-person and online

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Addiction, Dual Diagnosis, Mood Disorders, ADHD, Alcohol Use, Anxiety, Behavioral Issues, Body Image, Chronic Relapse, Coping Skills, Depression, Drug Abuse, Harm Reduction, Impulse Control Disorders, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Self Esteem, Stress, Substance Use, Women's Issues

Ages

Teen, Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Family, Group

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

University of Illinois at Chicago

Years in practice

10

Education & qualifications