Melissa Murphy is a seasoned psychotherapist, group facilitator, and former program director with a deep passion for helping people move through life’s transitions with clarity, courage, and purpose. She brings extensive clinical experience—and a uniquely holistic perspective—to her work with young adults, women, and anyone navigating change, disconnection, or emotional overwhelm.

Melissa believes healing and growth are possible for everyone, even when they feel out of reach. Her approach blends traditional psychotherapy with spiritually informed, trauma-responsive, and adjunctive group modalities that help people reconnect with their core sense of self—and begin living in alignment with their values.

Clients often describe Melissa as caring, clear-eyed, and grounded—a steady, emotionally attuned presence who brings both depth and direction to the therapeutic process. She is known for her ability to hold space for difficult truths while also helping clients access new motivation, insight, and resilience.

Prior to founding Growth & Resilience Group, Melissa served as Program Director for a Greenwich-based mental health organization. She has supported hundreds of clients, especially those:

• Transitioning from home to college or post-college independence

• Recovering from eating disorders or emotionally taxing relationships

• Moving through grief, divorce, or major life transitions

• Seeking a deeper sense of meaning, purpose, and self-trust

Her clinical expertise includes anxiety, depression, OCD, emotional regulation, boundary work, and healing attachment wounds. Whether working one-on-one or leading groups, Melissa brings a deeply integrated, whole-person approach to every session.

At Growth & Resilience Group, she’s building a therapeutic community where expert-led care, spiritual growth, and personal transformation go hand in hand.