Her backgrounds of teaching, consulting and training with many diverse groups, ages, and cultures has created in her teaching the kind of synergy that only solid theory and hands-on work 'in the trenches' can provide.She has worked as a licensed psychologist in California for many years, along with teaching psychology courses in many of California's most-respected universities. Dr. Murphy’s many years of experience have focused primarily on consulting and training professionals in the social sciences in both private and public organisations.