Janelle Murray

Janelle Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and career questions. She brings a calm, practical style and focuses on identifying everyday strengths people already have. Her work often helps with parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem, and coping with big life changes.

She earned a Master of Social Work from Savannah State University and a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Development from Georgia Southern University. Janelle has practiced therapy since 2014 and has nine years of professional experience. Much of that time included in-home work, which sharpened her skills in building rapport and stabilizing crises.

Clients can expect an approach that highlights their existing resources while teaching clear skills for stress and symptom management. She uses methods from client-centered and solution-focused work to keep sessions practical. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when helpful for changing unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Janelle also draws on narrative and psychodynamic ideas to help people make sense of their stories and long-standing patterns. She has experience supporting survivors of abuse, and she focuses on strengths, communication, and healthier relationship patterns. Her style aims to be direct, respectful, and grounded in real-life problem solving.

People looking for help with workplace issues, compassion fatigue, addictions, or parenting strain may find her approach useful. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats and scheduling options before booking.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead to find solutions that feel right. It helps with relationship strain, low self-esteem, and the stress of life changes by emphasizing what the client already does well.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches clear skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, workplace stress, and coping with change.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems by re-framing the stories they tell about their lives, which can aid with trauma recovery and finding a clearer life purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is made. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay practical and relevant.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel, allowing quicker check-ins, and enabling sessions during a lunch break or between commitments. It can also make some people more comfortable sharing difficult topics from a familiar setting. Licensed professionals adapt tools like CBT worksheets, narrative exercises, and client-centered questions to work well in remote sessions.