Diane Murphy, LCSW, NCGC

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Profession(s): Clinical Social Work, Psychotherapy, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LCSW
License Number:  CT005789

My Approach to Helping

Every client has within him/her the ability to heal. Within each client is the body-mind-spirit connection. It is this connection that is the most pertinent to my practice. The ability of the human being to examine, process and change behavior is not finite.There is the innate ability to heal oneself with the guidance offered in therapy. I use many techniques to get to the emotional core of a client to help him/her heal.

More Info About My Practice

Besides my credentials of a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), I am also a nationally certified gambling counselor (NCGC). I treat alcohol addiction, gambling addiction and have found that underlying the addiction is often the need to treat underlyiong family of origin issues.I do much work with PTSD, and am well oriented to the military.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
 

Ages I Work With

  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Anger Management
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Breathwork
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Depth Hypnosis
  • Depth Therapy
  • Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  • Guided Therapeutic Imagery
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Object Relations
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
481 Gold Star Hwy, Suite 301
Groton, CT 06340 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Physical Abuse
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Trauma
  • Violence