- Client-centered care
- Practical skills
- Emotional focus
About Deanna
Deanna Murray is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She meets people where they are and offers steady support for those ready to make changes. Her style is warm and respectful, aimed at making tough conversations feel more doable.
With 13 years of professional experience, she draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's needs. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy tools to address thoughts, patterns, and emotional bonds that affect daily life. These approaches are combined to suit the situation rather than follow a single template.
Common concerns she addresses include depression, grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, and family problems. She also works with people facing codependency, communication problems, abandonment issues, midlife crises, and questions about life purpose. Sessions aim to build practical coping skills alongside clearer self-understanding.
Deanna adapts the pace and topics to fit each person. She helps people set realistic goals, try small changes, and talk through setbacks without judgment. She emphasizes collaboration so clients feel involved in planning their path forward.
Based in Texas, Deanna uses plain language and focused conversation to reduce overwhelm. She encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy and offers a straightforward process for getting started.
How her approaches guide online work
Deanna often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers sessions on the person's own priorities and experience and helps build trust and self-direction. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that improve day-to-day functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods as progress is made. That collaborative process helps shape whether more emotion-focused, thought-focused, or narrative work makes sense.
If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can use different techniques over video or phone to practice new skills, review problems between sessions, and keep momentum while working toward goals.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
California, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Deanna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, intimacy-related concerns, and many family and relationship difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, respectful, and collaborative with an emphasis on listening and tailoring sessions to each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Texas.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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