Melissa Murray

Melissa Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Georgia. She brings 12 years of experience supporting adults through anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and life transitions. Sessions aim to be respectful and compassionate so people feel heard and understood.

She centers sessions around what the person needs in the moment. That can mean practical coping strategies for anxiety or working through grief at a pace that feels manageable. She also addresses concerns like ADHD, OCD, bipolar mood changes, and stress related to work or parenting.

Melissa uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early close relationships affect current patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Client-centered and narrative work help people tell their story and find new meaning.

Her style is down-to-earth and nonjudgmental. Sessions are intended as a calm place to talk through difficult moments, figure out immediate next steps, and practice skills between meetings. She welcomes people who want to work on self-esteem, intimacy-related struggles, codependency, gender questions, or coping with life changes.

To begin, prospective clients use the site process to match and schedule. Melissa works with adults aged 18 and over and conducts work in English.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Melissa often blends Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Attachment-based ideas look at how early close relationships can shape current reactions and relationship patterns, helping people understand why they respond as they do. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying a skill-focused CBT exercise one week and using attachment-focused questions the next to deepen understanding.

The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and let people connect from wherever their schedule permits. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or conversations without needing to be on camera if that helps someone engage more comfortably.