Maryjan Murphy Ph.D.

User Maryjan Murphy Ph.D.

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User831-459-2628

User831-459-2120

User mjmurphy@ucsc.edu

She/Her

Student Affairs and Success

Director

Staff

Cowell Student Health Center
CAPS

2440 East Wing, Student Health Center, CAPS

CAPS

MaryJan is a white cisgender female-identified licensed psychologist.  She has been working in University Counseling Centers for more than 25 years and has devoted much of her professional career to training and mentoring doctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, early career psychologists, and practicing psychologists in a university counseling center. She has experience in individual, couples, and group therapy; outreach programing; and education and also directs the APA-Accredited Internship in Health Services Psychology and the Postdoctoral Fellowship program.

MaryJan takes a multicultural, feminist, and cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy. She is interested in training and supervision, women's issues, eating disorders, trauma, and career development. Other areas of interest include leadership development, counseling center administration, and developing a multiculturally and social justice–focused counseling center.

Last modified: Sep 12, 2025