Marea Murray , LCSW

Marea Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who uses client-centered care to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma, and questions about sexuality. She brings a calm, steady presence and clear communication to sessions. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at helping people make manageable changes.

With 36 years of experience, Murray draws on approaches like mindfulness, solution-focused strategies, motivational interviewing, and somatic work. She helps people notice how their body and mind respond to stress and then build small steps toward relief. Sessions are conversational and goal-minded, with attention to what matters most to the person in front of her.

She has a long history of working with LGBT concerns and issues around self-esteem and identity. Murray also addresses problems tied to aging, body image, caregiver stress, isolation, and experiences of prejudice and discrimination. Her background includes supporting people affected by trauma, post-traumatic stress, and HIV / AIDS.

Sessions are offered from California and conducted in English. Murray provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as formats for ongoing work. She focuses on what a client wants to change and supports steady progress through practical steps.

People who choose Murray can expect collaborative planning, attention to both feelings and bodily reactions, and tools to manage anxiety and build self-compassion. She aims to make therapy useful and doable for everyday life.

Practical approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's lead. The therapist helps people name what matters most and supports their choices rather than directing them, which can be useful for stress, relationship questions, and identity concerns.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce anxiety and improve focus. These techniques help people notice unhelpful habits of thinking or reacting and learn steadier ways to respond to difficult moments.

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore readiness for change. It helps people identify their own reasons to move forward and build small, manageable goals toward those changes.

Murray will work together with each person to choose the approaches that fit best. She discusses goals and preferences early on and adjusts methods as progress and needs become clearer. That collaborative planning helps make online therapy feel tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging allow short check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different life situations.