Shelley Murphy, ACA
16 years in practice
Shelley Murphy is an ACA counsellor with 16 years of professional experience.
License and registration
- ACA
- 4108 · expires July 2026
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Shelley
Shelley Murphy is an ACA counsellor with 16 years of professional experience. She meets people where they are and helps them make practical changes. Shelley treats worries about stress, anxiety, depression and motivation with a calm, direct style.
She encourages strengths and small steps that add up to meaningful shifts. Shelley uses emotion-focused work to help people understand what their feelings are trying to tell them. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to build clearer values and stronger connections.
Background and approach
Sessions usually mix talking, gentle skills practice and reflection about patterns in everyday life. People often come for relationship concerns, issues with intimacy, anger or communication problems. Shelley also supports those facing grief, trauma and addictions, and explores how family of origin and past losses shape current choices.
She works with body image, codependency, caregiver stress and the practical strains of parenting and fatherhood. Shelley takes a collaborative approach. She treats the person as the expert and helps them set realistic goals.
Conversations are practical and grounded - planning small experiments and noticing what changes. The aim is clearer direction, more manageable emotion, and better day-to-day coping. Her style is warm and straightforward.
She helps people build on what already works while trying new ways of responding. Shelley practises in Australia and conducts sessions in English.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shelley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shelley names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How EFT, ACT and attachment ideas work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name their emotions and then use those discoveries to change unhelpful interaction patterns. It can be useful for relationship concerns, intimacy issues and strong emotional reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and learning small, practical actions to live by those values while making space for difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early attachment patterns and how they shape current relationships, helping people understand recurring dynamics and try new ways of connecting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shelley will discuss these methods with clients and choose or combine them based on each person's goals, preferences and what shows up in sessions. That collaborative process helps make therapy feel relevant and manageable rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps when visual cues matter, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These formats offer flexibility for people balancing work, family and other commitments, while keeping therapy practical and focused on everyday change.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Shelley commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, anger, self-esteem and motivation. Additional areas include grief, trauma and addictions, ADHD, parenting stresses and family of origin issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Shelley blends emotion-focused work with practical skills. Sessions are collaborative, straightforward and aimed at small, achievable changes.
What professional background does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages. That experience informs a grounded, pragmatic approach to therapy.
What credentials and location are listed?
Shelley is an ACA counsellor based in Australia. The profile reflects practice and registration information as provided.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
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