Family Therapy

I have 2 years post masters training in family therapy. I am an approved supervisor with the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy ( AAMFT). I have been a practicing family therapist for over 30 years. Besides therapy, I have provided supervision, consultation, and training in working with families in various settings both here and abroad

I work with the entire family to improve communication, increase connection and restore harmony.

I love working with family clients, due to the opportunity for richer relationships and healing from generational patterns. I help families break ineffective cycles of communication that move them farther apart rather than closer together.

Goals of family therapy often include improving the communication, solving family problems, understanding and handling special family situations, and creating a better functioning home environment.

Family therapy is an integral part of treatment with adolescents and teens. Family therapy helps encourage effective communication between family members. I have utilized family therapy as the cornerstone of my work with adolescents and teens and even young adults over the past 20 years. "You don't live in a bubble. What you do and say affect others. Let's figure out how best to communicate." - Lara Murphy, LMFT

I work with small and large family systems

Integrating family into the work with children and adolescents is key and family therapy is a big part of the work I do. For young people struggling with disordered eating, I am also trained in Family Based Therapy specifically for supporting families in feeding their child.

I have been working with couples and families for my entire career. I have developed an effective approach to help families ands couples stop blaming and to develop a solutions-focus. We can work on effective conflict resolution so that partners and families are able to reconnect as partners/groups.

Integrating family into the work with children and adolescents is key and family therapy is a big part of the work I do. For young people struggling with disordered eating, I am also trained in Family Based Therapy specifically for supporting families in feeding their child.

I work with families and couples in looking through a family systems lens.

I truly enjoy working with adult family members to come together to change and heal. Families tell me that my humor, strengths-based nature, and ability to be on everyone’s team at the same time are qualities that help them take courageous risks in therapy. I help family members connect with one another emotionally, to help them understand the dynamics that keep them in unhelpful interaction patterns, and identify the intergenerational ways they have built their family story.

For families that need extra support, I provide family therapy using principles from Attachment Theory and Structural Family Therapy. With family therapy, you and your family develop skills to communicate with each other in a healthy, positive way and build your relationships.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have 26 years of experience specializing in couple, family and adolescent therapy. My belief is that we best heal WITH each other, working through conflict towards a more connected life.

I believe that the space between people is the most powerful place to create change. We are all embedded in relationships and come from families, no matter our current situations, and even individuals carry with us a history of those relationships. A family systems orientation lets me take into account far more than just what's in any one person's "head" when it comes to getting unstuck. I am a Clinical Fellow of AAMFT and have held leadership positions in many family therapy organizations.