Dr. Tim Murphy

Tim Murphy, PhD, is a licensed psychologist specializing in resilience and recovery from psychological trauma, and author of three books (most recently, The Christ Cure). He consults on mental health and public policy with national organizations and speaks extensively throughout the US.

Dr. Murphy served eight years as an officer in the Medical Service Corps of the US Navy Reserve, achieving the rank of Commander. He worked on the staff in the inpatient Traumatic Brain Injury/PTSD unit at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, served with the medical crew on three aircraft carriers (USS Carl Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Ronald Reagan) and performed on the assessment/selection team with Navy special warfare. His personal awards include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

He served six years in the Pennsylvania State Senate, where he authored the Managed Care Reform Act. Elected to the US House of Representatives eight times, Congressman Murphy was a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Co-Chairman of the Mental Health Caucus, and Chairman of the Doctors’ Caucus. His bill, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016, passed the House 422-2, was added to the 21st Century Cures Act and was signed into law in December 2016.

He earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, his MA from Cleveland State University and his BA from Wheeling Jesuit University, and served on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and School of Public Health. He has been recognized as a champion for mental health advocacy by the American Psychological Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America.

Dr. Murphy is the founder and clinical director of Fortis-Future near Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in the care of veterans, military and first responders, with a comprehensive brain and behavioral health treatment program for PTSD. He also serves as Division Leader of Military and Veteran Counseling at the American Association of Christian Counselors.