Deanna Murray, LMFT

Practical support for stress and relationships

About Deanna

Deanna Murray is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. She writes and speaks plainly, and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or unsure.

Background and approach

Deanna works with adults to address changes in life, grief, intimacy questions, and burnout from caregiving roles. She draws on practical methods that focus on what a person is facing now.

Sessions tend to center on clear goals, everyday skills, and conversations that rebuild confidence. Deanna adapts her approach so the work fits each person’s pace and priorities.

Across 13 years of practice in Texas, Deanna has supported people working through addiction, trauma and abuse, and family-of-origin issues. She also helps with midlife shifts, fertility and fatherhood concerns, and feelings of isolation or shame.

Her background includes work with a wide range of life transitions and emotional challenges. Her style blends listening with concrete tools.

People typically leave sessions with one or two small actions to try between meetings. The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes, and on building skills that can be used when new problems arise.

Deanna holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and offers care geared to each person’s goals. She practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.

If someone wants a straightforward, empathetic approach, she aims to make the path forward clearer and more manageable.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and working at the client’s pace; the therapist follows each person’s lead and helps them name what matters most, which can be useful for stress, low self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small behavior changes to ease anxiety or depression, making it easy to set practical between-session tasks for online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on recognizing and expressing emotions in relationships and can help people understand intimacy issues and improve communication with others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that match the person’s needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what is working and what isn’t.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit during a work break or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging let someone check in between sessions or use brief check-ins without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy concerns, and issues like low self-esteem or midlife questions.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining listening with clear goals and practical skills to try between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 13 years of professional work experience supporting people through life changes, caregiving stress, and relationship concerns.

What credentials and region does she practice in?

She holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and practices in Texas with licensing in CA LMFT and TX LMFT noted.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the country work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time; sessions are arranged for clients located where she is licensed to practice.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and starting steps handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: California, Texas
Languages: English