Deanna Murray

Compassionate therapy for life transitions

LMFT Texas

Experience: 13 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Deanna

Deanna Murray is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship conflicts, family concerns, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation.

Background and approach

With 13 years of clinical experience, she draws on practical strategies to support clients facing depression, grief, trauma, addiction-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related issues. Her work also addresses patterns such as codependency, communication difficulties, control issues, and family of origin concerns.

She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s distinct situation, combining client-centered listening with structured techniques to build insight and coping skills. Deanna integrates cognitive behavioral tools alongside emotionally focused and narrative approaches to help clients reframe thoughts, strengthen connections, and explore meaning when life shifts occur.

Licensed in Texas as an LMFT, she aims to offer respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care while supporting clients through the courage it takes to pursue a more fulfilling life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration, creating space for each person to express concerns and shape goals; online sessions can preserve that supportive tone while allowing the client to guide focus. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it easy to incorporate homework, thought records, and skills practice between virtual meetings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses and attachment patterns, which can be explored effectively through video or phone conversations where emotional cues are discussed and processed.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to determine which combination of listening, structured tools, and emotion-focused work fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and adapts methods over time as progress unfolds.

Online formats - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for scheduling and allow therapy to take place from home or other convenient locations. These options support continuity of care, make it easier to practice skills between sessions, and expand access for people with busy lives or mobility constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?

Areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and addiction-related difficulties. Additional topics include communication problems, codependency, infidelity, and life purpose questions.

What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?

The practice combines client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused techniques, Existential and Narrative elements to tailor care to each person’s needs.

How long has the clinician been practicing?

The therapist has 13 years of professional clinical experience working with a variety of concerns and relational dynamics.

What are the therapist's credentials and location?

The clinician is an LMFT licensed in California and Texas with the registrations CA LMFT 52924 and TX LMFT 204288, and practices from Texas.

Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and scheduling needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How does someone begin working with this therapist?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

Addictions Trauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSex addictionSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

California, Texas

Languages

English