Bridget Stevens-Murphy, LICSW

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Willow Bay Therapy

12805 Hwy 55, Suite 216
Plymouth, MN 55441

E: bridget@willowbaytherapy.com
P: 612-440-1450

Hello and happy to meet you! My name is Bridget Stevens-Murphy and I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. I earned my Master of Social Work degree, specializing in clinical social work, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. I have worked both domestically and internationally in a variety of settings focused on working with families and children. I am a warm and grounded listener whose main concern is for you to feel comfortable and empowered in therapeutic work. In our work together, it is my hope to provide a safe space for you to reflect and gain an understanding of yourself in order to live a more full and authentic life.

My practice foundation is an integrative approach focused on strength-based, relational, holistic, person-centered models and rooted in cultural competence and social justice. It is my core belief that therapeutically supporting people includes treating the body as a whole and giving attention to the connection between the emotional and physical self. My areas of focus include: adoption related issues, relationship difficulties, intimacy issues, infertility, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, mindful living, and women’s issues. I am a Trust-Based Relational Intervention practitioner, am trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and have also completed a post-graduate certificate from the University of Minnesota in specialized adoption and permanency competency. It is my passion to provide a culturally supportive practice that provides safety to all individuals and families that are courageously working through life’s challenges.

Outside of my professional world, I am a mom, wife, and sister and enjoy spending my free time reading, visiting new places, practicing yoga, and just taking time to find the beauty in the outdoors.

Practice Area: Mental Health, None
Licensure: LICSW
Region: Twin Cities - Metro
Population: Adults
Type of Therapy/Service: Adoption - Adoptive Parent Services, Adoption - Child Placement, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Birth Parent Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), FASD Therapy/Education, Foster Care and Adoption Training, Foster Care Policy, Narrative Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Post-Adoption Resource and Referral, Post-Adoption Counseling, Post-Adoption Education and Support, Post-Adoption Transition Support, Resource and Referrals, Search and Reunion Services, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Training, Trauma, Trauma Based Therapy
Specialities: Adoption and Child Welfare History, Adoption Disruptions/Dissolutions, Adoption Transitions, Attachment Issues, Behavior Issues, Child Abuse, Consultation, Foster Care, Permanency **, Post Adoption Services, PTSD, Resources for Adult Adoptees, Search and Reunion, Sexual Abuse, Transnational, Transracial, Trauma, Trauma/Complex Trauma

* "Permanency services" includes reunification, guardianship, & kinship care.

** "Permanency" includes reunification, guardianship, & kinship care. "Neurodevelopmental issues" includes ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, &FASD.