Austa MurrayLCSW

Austa Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy concerns, and issues related to identity and grief. She aims to move at a pace that feels comfortable and to build a trusting connection so clients can get the support they need.

Her background includes individual and group work across a variety of mental health settings. She brings experience helping people manage mood disorders, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. She also addresses complex topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, adoption and foster care, domestic violence, and co-occurring conditions.

In sessions she favors a compassionate, non-judgmental style. She listens closely, helps people make sense of their experiences, and teaches skills they can use between sessions. Her work often blends insight with practical strategies so clients can try new ways of coping.

Therapeutic methods include attachment-based approaches, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and elements of the Gottman method for relationship concerns. She uses these tools to tailor a plan that matches each person’s needs and goals.

Austa draws on a strengths-based, trauma- and developmentally-informed perspective. She emphasizes safety, gradual progress, and collaborative decision making so people feel respected while they work toward change.

How these approaches translate to online care

Austa draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques in her practice. Attachment-based therapy focuses on how past relationships shape current connections and can help people struggling with trust, abandonment, or attachment concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and respect so the person leads the pace and focus of sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Over time adjustments are made based on what helps most, so therapy stays useful and relevant.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people continue regular work on skills and insights between sessions. A clinician will discuss the practical format and scheduling so sessions align with everyday life and therapeutic goals.