Therapist profile
Deanna Murray, LMFT
LMFT in Texas - Relationships and Family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship strain
- CBT and EFT
About Deanna
Deanna Murray is an LMFT licensed in Texas with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are carrying the weight of stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Her focus includes grief, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues around intimacy and compassion fatigue.
Deanna listens and talks through what is most pressing for each person. She uses clear, goal-focused conversations and helps people identify small changes that make daily life feel more manageable. Sessions are practical and direct, with an emphasis on skills that can be used between meetings.
Her background includes many years helping people facing family-related struggles and bodying the challenges of parenthood and fatherhood issues. She also addresses deeper patterns like abandonment, codependency, family of origin problems, and communication difficulties. These topics often come up alongside midlife questions, fertility concerns, guilt, shame, and forgiveness work.
Deanna draws on several established approaches to shape her work. She uses Client-Centered methods to keep the person's experience central, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map thoughts and behaviors, Emotionally-Focused Therapy to name and work with feelings, and Narrative and Existential approaches to help people reframe their stories and find meaning. She adapts her style to match what a person needs in the moment.
Sessions are offered in English and operate under a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients should use the site's See online therapy options button to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How Deanna’s approaches translate to online work
Deanna commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the person's experience at the center and to encourage open, reflective conversation. This helps when someone needs a straightforward space to talk through family tension or relationship worries.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood, and coping with life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit for naming and working with strong emotions that show up around intimacy and grief.
Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Deanna will discuss options, try different ways of working, and adjust methods based on the client's goals and preferences. That discussion usually happens in the first few sessions so people can see what feels most useful.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around parenting, work, or other commitments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins, fewer travel demands, and more consistent scheduling when life is busy.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California, Texas
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family problems, low self-esteem, grief, addiction issues, trauma and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and person-focused, using clear conversations and skills-based work to help people make manageable changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adult clients on family and relationship related issues and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and Texas and is based in Texas.
Can she offer sessions in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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