Kaitlyn Murphy, LMHC, is a licensed mental health counselor and harm reduction psychotherapist with over a decade of experience treating adults, couples, and families. Her areas of expertise include substance misuse, co-occurring mental health, mood, and emotional disorders, as well as behavioral challenges and addiction-related issues. Kaitlyn is dedicated to fostering therapeutic relationships built on openness, honesty, and collaboration, empowering clients to achieve greater self-efficacy, understanding, personal development, and growth.
Drawing from a diverse range of therapeutic approaches, including person-focused psychodynamic, dialectical, motivational, schematic, and cognitive-behavioral techniques, Kaitlyn crafts compassionate, individualized treatment plans tailored to each client’s unique needs. Her extensive training and certifications in Integrative Harm Reduction Therapy (IHRP), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Out of Control Sexual Behavior (OCSB), and Transformational Chairwork therapies inform her approach to both individual and group psychotherapy.
Before establishing her private practice, Kaitlyn served as a clinician at the Center for Optimal Living, a renowned harm reduction and substance use treatment center. She has also worked with the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai-West (AIMS) and was the first female clinician to co-lead the Crystal Clear Project, a groundbreaking program addressing the specific challenges faced by gay men struggling with crystal methamphetamine use in treatment.
