Melissa Murray

Melissa Murray is a licensed clinical social worker with twelve years of experience. She holds an LCSW and CSW and offers therapy in Georgia for adults. Her approach aims to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and workplace or career concerns. Melissa uses straightforward, client-centered care to listen and respond to what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills people can use between meetings. She encourages respect, sensitivity, and compassionate support while keeping conversations free of judgment. Her work draws on methods that address how people relate to themselves and others. Melissa may help clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of coping. She also attends to how past relationships affect current feelings and behavior. People come to Melissa for help with a wide range of issues, including ADHD, OCD, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy questions, parenting concerns, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also supports those facing life transitions, grief, and career challenges. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability. Melissa aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk and plan what comes next.

How key approaches shape online work

Attachment-Based Therapy highlights how early and current relationships influence feelings and behavior. It helps people see patterns in how they relate to others and work toward more secure ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in the room, using active listening and empathy so the client’s own goals guide the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking patterns and behavior, teaching practical steps to reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, or unhelpful routines. Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk through what feels most important and try methods that match a person’s goals and preferences. Sessions often combine ideas from different approaches to fit the client’s needs rather than sticking to one model alone. The practical upside of online therapy is that it can make regular sessions easier to fit into daily life. People often find it simpler to keep appointments around work or caregiving schedules or to check in without travel time. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking so you know what to expect. Therapists and licensed professionals can then plan a rhythm of sessions that works with your routine and priorities.