I'm Dr. Murphy, also known as Dr. John or Dr. M, a psychologist who helps people in the Los Angeles area with their anxiety and phobia issues. My Ph.D. is in general psychology and I am a member of the American Psychological Association, the world's largest organization for psychologists. While I was in graduate school, I became a hypnotist and later received my certification as a clinical hypnotherapist through the American Council for Hypnotist Examiners.

I'm originally from the New Jersey area where I earned by B.A. in psychology at Rutgers University. I then attended Capella University for both my M.S. and Ph.D. in General Psychology. I completed both my pre-doc and post-doc as a psychological assistant to psychologists in private practice. I'm now a licensed clinical psychologist (License: 22783), providing both one-on-one sessions as well as hypnosis audio programs, including a demonstration program you can listen to for free.

My dissertation was about the relationship between global self-esteem and fear-of-flying in adults, where I explored how general self-esteem relates to a specific phobia based upon gender, age, and other factors. Want to read it? click here (requires adobe PDF viewer). Or, to see the PowerPoint version, click here (requires MS powerpoint).

Throughout the years, I've taught classes in phobias, smoking cessation, relaxation techniques, and incorporating cognitive/behavioral techniques in hypnotherapy. As part of my post-doc, I taught on-going courses through "The Last Drag" program in Hollywood to help people quit smoking.

I was part of an A&E program called "Airline," which helped a client overcome her fear of flying. I've also recently appeared on E!'s "Extreme Dr. 90210" where I helped someone to quit smoking.

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