Alex Murphy, LPC, LAC, ADS

Clinical Supervisor

Alex Murphy, LPC, LAC, ADS — Clinical Supervisor and Men’s Addiction Therapist at ReStory Counseling in Fort Collins, specializing in addiction, trauma, neurodivergence, and relationships.

Meet Alex

Everyone can flourish. It does not matter how deep your pain is right now. Healing is possible and we can seek it together. I am not a magician and I do not offer "5 Easy Steps" to emotional bliss.  But, I am a knowledgeable explorer interested in journeying with you toward a deep soul level healing. You might have any litany of concerns ranging from anxiety and depression, to addiction and unwanted behaviors, or relationship difficulties. Many of these overlap and life is complicated. However broken you feel, I am committed to sticking with you to find the path in your story toward a new chapter in life. 

At the core of what we do, I am convinced that these things are true and are what ultimately facilitate growth: 

  • God is present in and in spite of pain.

  • God's beautiful image is present and evident in you (and you are not a mistake.)

  • You can heal.

Just because I am Christian does not mean that you have to be. I'll bring a Christian faith perspective to our conversations if it is appropriate and desired.

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Specialties Include

  • Men’s Issues

  • Porn Addiction

  • Relationships

  • Marriage

  • Trauma & Abuse

  • Addiction and Unwanted Behaviors

  • Chronic Pain

  • Neurodivergence

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  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), State of Colorado

    Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), State of Colorado

    Acudetox Specialist, National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

    Gottman Marriage Levels 1 & 2 Certificate of Completion

    MA in Counseling, Denver Seminary

    Certificate of Completion from ReStory Institute Level I

    BA in Asian Studies, University of Texas

    Certified Empowered Relief Instructor, Stanford University

  • You matter. Your story matters. You can flourish. This is where we begin in our work together.

    Kintsugi is a great metaphor for the work we do. It is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. It is characterized by the veins of gold that line the repaired work’s fracture lines. The trauma of the pottery’s past is where it's artisan brings forth surprising beauty.

    Like the pieces of ceramics that are presented to the artisan, it is important to take stock of where you are right now. I work hard to partner with you to craft a path forward based on this. There are any number of theoretical frameworks we can pull from, but the most important component is the pain you currently feel and what you want to do with it. From here we can look at the next chapter of life and the path toward it. On this path it is helpful to consider your current experience, the factors and relationships from the past that might guide us, and if there are some quick wins we can capitalize on right now while we prepare the ground for the deeper work.

    Additionally, it is important that your God-given strengths -- and you do have them -- are not overlooked as you journey forward. These and your unique personality are incredibly important in giving shape to the healed person God is revealing. Just as every piece of ceramics in Kintsugi is uniquely finished by the artisan, your story of healing and growth will be uniquely crafted by the Father.

    From an official theoretical perspective, my tools are existential, cognitive behavioral (CBT), attachment, and narrative frameworks. Motivational Interviewing often weaves into sessions too.

  • God takes me places that I do not anticipate. Counseling was not the original plan and is only something that I came into in my 30’s after 10 years in full-time ministry overseas. To be honest, ministry wasn’t even the original aim.

    When I started college, architecture was it. I thoroughly enjoyed the field of study, but through a college ministry, God revealed and grew a deeper passion within me. Halfway through my architecture program, I switched my degree program to something more aligned with an intent of living life in Asia and partnering with the local church as God healed and formed a people of his own. 

    While I engaged in this work, my wife and I met and started a family. In ministry, responsibilities grew, stress built, and life melted down as my lack of healthy living and spirit showed themselves. I grew depressed and my marriage deteriorated as my wounds and fractured ways of living bled forth, impacting the people around me. In desperation, my family and I returned to the States to immerse ourselves in intensive counseling and care. Here, I found my beginnings of healing and hope.

    As I explored my depression, I found new life. I began to live in grace and with a whole new quality of relationship with our Creator. In The Inner Voice of Love, Henri Nouwen wrote, “You need to let your wounds go down to your heart. Then you can live through them and discover that they will not destroy you. Your heart is greater than your wounds.” In my meltdown, I encountered this.

    As I continued this path of being made whole, my desire to see healing brought forth in a broken world bloomed into a passion for helping others find this deeper life in God. It is an extension of the passion that drew me out of designing buildings and into a life of ministry. Now I get to come alongside and with people to discover what God is forming in them. It is an unexpected place that I find myself, and I am thrilled to be here.

    Prior to my work with ReStory Counseling, I enjoyed working in a community mental health agency where I helped people experiencing addiction to drugs and alcohol, adult survivors of child abuse, survivors of intimate partner abuse, family dysfunction, mood disorders, and various forms of depression and anxiety.

  • 50-minute Session - $175

    80-minute Session - $262.50

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