Jeffrey Murrah, LPC

Jeffrey Murrah is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with more than 41 years of experience. He uses straightforward conversation to help people notice new options and try different ways of coping. Many clients say his style helps them think differently about problems they have carried for years.

He draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic ideas, client-centered listening, and solution-focused strategies. In session he helps people untangle patterns from their past and practice concrete skills for today. That combination is often used for anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and relationship struggles.

Jeffrey's background includes work in inpatient hospitals, halfway houses, homeless shelters, school counseling, foster care homes, and outpatient clinics. Those settings shaped a practical approach that fits a wide range of life situations. He also speaks from personal experience with blended family life, long-term marriage, parenting, and caregiving for an older parent with dementia.

Typical concerns he addresses include grief, anger, self-esteem, sleeping problems, stress, bipolar mood challenges, process and substance addictions, and difficulties around intimacy or infidelity. He also supports people facing career shifts, compassion fatigue, and family of origin issues.

Sessions focus on listening, gentle challenge, and collaborative planning. Jeffrey aims to help people build useful habits, repair important relationships where possible, and find clearer ways forward when life feels overwhelming.

How talk therapy and online options work together

Jeffrey uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice thought patterns and try new behaviors that reduce worry, lift mood, or limit addictive urges. CBT is practical and focused on skills you can use between sessions.

He also uses client-centered therapy to create a respectful, listening space where the person's goals guide the work. That approach helps people feel heard while they discover what matters most to them.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, pace, and preferences. That collaboration makes it easier to shift strategies if something isn’t working.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work when travel or time constraints arise.