Davina Murray, LPCC

Davina Murray is an Ohio licensed professional counselor who helps people facing anger, low self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel possible for someone who is anxious or unsure. Davina emphasizes clients' strengths and works alongside them to build clearer goals and better day-to-day coping skills.

With 17 years of experience, she draws on practical methods to reduce intense emotions and improve motivation. Sessions often focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and practicing small changes that add up over time. She encourages clients to notice wins, even when progress feels slow.

Davina uses a client-centered stance that centers the person's experience and priorities. She also incorporates cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge thinking patterns and dialectical behavior strategies to manage strong feelings and impulsivity. Mindfulness skills are introduced to help people stay present and steady through stress.

Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented while remaining warm and respectful. People who want concrete tools and a kindly coach-like presence may find this style a good fit. She supports work on communication problems, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, social anxiety, and struggles around life purpose.

Sessions are provided in English and offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Davina works with each person to set realistic next steps and to build a plan that fits daily life.

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Davina often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT-focused work usually involves setting clear goals, trying small behavior experiments, and tracking what helps in daily life. It can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and motivation struggles.

She also uses client-centered methods that put the person's priorities first. This means the therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and supports each person's own choices about goals and pacing. That approach is useful when someone needs a steady, nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings and next steps.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the process. Davina collaborates with people to decide which tools fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts methods over time based on what is working and what a person wants to try next.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video can support deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging formats let someone share thoughts between sessions or check in on progress. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different routines.