Amy Murray

Amy Murray is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina with 17 years of professional experience. She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and adjusting to life changes. Amy aims to help people build practical coping skills and lean on their own strengths during difficult times.

Amy uses an eclectic approach, blending mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral ideas with solution-focused work and narrative techniques. She also incorporates yoga-based breathing and movement practices to support body awareness and regulation. In sessions she guides people to notice thoughts, behavior patterns, and bodily responses so they can try new ways of responding.

Clients can expect work that is collaborative and practical. Amy encourages small, achievable steps - new habits, short exercises, and thought experiments - to ease stress and build confidence. She also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and self-love alongside core concerns like anxiety and grief.

Her practice invites people to explore beliefs, inner dialogue, and relationship patterns to better understand how they interact with others. Amy helps people develop a personal toolkit for handling life’s stressors and moving toward goals they set.

Signing up begins with selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then scheduling according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How Amy’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Amy commonly draws on mindfulness-informed cognitive behavioral ideas and narrative techniques. Mindfulness-informed cognitive behavioral ideas help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and practice small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. Narrative techniques focus on the stories people tell about themselves and help reframe those stories to support healthier beliefs and choices.

She also uses yoga-based breathing and movement practices to help with body awareness and stress regulation. Simple breathing exercises or short movement practices can be taught and practiced during remote sessions to support calmer responses between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Over time the plan can shift based on what is most helpful and what the person wants to focus on.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people choose online therapy for practical reasons - it can fit into a lunch break, avoid travel time, and make it easier to keep appointments around a busy life. Online sessions also allow therapists to demonstrate breathing and movement practices and to review written reflections together, which can make skill-building more convenient.