Dylan Murphy
Therapist
They/Them
What are you most excited about?
I am most excited about helping people feel less alone in the messiness of being human. Especially the parts that don’t show up on social media or the parts we do not always share with others. I get fired up about creating spaces where people feel safe to be themselves.
What is one thing you would like a new client to know about you?
I’m not here to fix you—I’m here to be with you while you figure out what healing means and looks like for you. I will bring patience, curiosity, and probably some bad jokes here and there.
If you were a car, what kind of a car would you be?
A Toyota Corolla: not glamorous, but steady, reliable, and built to last.
QUOTE I LOVE
“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found.” –Pema Chödrön
Favorite song?
One of my favorite songs is “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin. I first listened to it at a friend’s house on vinyl and really good speakers. The line— “There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on,” has always stuck with me.
It’s this reminder that no matter how far we’ve gone down a certain path, there are still other options, other directions, and it’s never too late to choose differently. That feels a lot like therapy—holding hope that change is always possible, even when it feels hard to see it.
Where did you go to school?
I earned my Bachelor of Social Work degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University (NWU) and later returned to complete my Master of Social Work. Before pursuing graduate study, I gained diverse field experiences that shaped my practice. I am licensed in Nebraska as a PLMHP and PCSW.
Tell us about a person who means a lot to you.
My dad. He believed deeply in kindness and respect, and he helped others simply because he could—because that’s what you do for people, when you’re able. He also had this gift of finding humor, even in dark times, and making others laugh with him. I thank him for that—his goofy, sometimes dark humor has stayed with me as a reminder that you can’t have light without darkness… but you have to be able to break through the darkness, remember your humanness, and have a good laugh about it all.