Jonathan 'Riley' Murdock

Jonathan 'Riley' Murdock offers focused help for people dealing with anger and other stressful life problems. He keeps things practical and direct so parents and busy adults can find a clear way forward. Riley aims to be an encouraging, nonjudgmental presence while clients name what they want to change.

He uses short steps to make big changes feel manageable. Sessions look at patterns like self-sabotage, guilt, or overwhelm and turn those observations into small, repeated actions. Riley often uses visual metaphors to make ideas easier to remember and put into practice.

Riley brings four years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and a longer history working as a social worker in other roles. That background informs a practical style that values strengths and realistic pacing. He combines this with approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative work.

In sessions he helps clients untangle stressful cycles and build better recovery habits. He talks through how to increase helpful stress and avoid breaking points, using repeated practice instead of one-off solutions. Riley also addresses related concerns like anxiety, grief, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strain, and relationship issues.

People who prefer a down-to-earth, visually oriented guide may find his style a good fit. He encourages curiosity, small experiments, and steady progress rather than sudden fixes.

How his approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's goals first and creates space to name what matters. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and following the client’s priorities to help make useful changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and teaches specific skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is helpful for anger, anxiety, sleep problems, and mood changes because it gives concrete steps to practice between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and turn intentions into action. It’s useful when someone feels stuck or unsure how to start, and it pairs well with small, repeated steps.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to test methods and adjust based on goals, pace, and preferences so the plan fits real life.

For practical matters, please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so practice homework gets done. Licensed professionals can use these benefits to help clients build steady habits and manage anger and stress more consistently.