Carla Murray, LPC, LPC-MHSP
Practical therapy for parenting and life transitions
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 16
- Credentials
- LPC, LPC-MHSP
- Licensed in
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Carla
Carla Murray is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC-MHSP) who draws on 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on straightforward, practical support for parents and adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people move toward clearer routines and more manageable days.
She centers sessions on the client's priorities and builds plans together. Conversations focus on real problems like communication breakdowns, anger, caregiver strain, blended family tensions, and the ups and downs of parenting.
Background and approach
Carla adapts tools to fit each person's daily life rather than using one fixed method. Carla uses Client-Centered listening alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas. She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions.
Those approaches help people sort through unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and build steady coping habits. Over many years she has supported people through relationship challenges, career stress, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and major losses. She also addresses issues related to abandonment, attachment, aging, cancer caregiving, and divorce or separation.
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and create workable next steps. Carla offers multiple online formats so people can fit therapy into busy routines. She emphasizes collaboration - setting goals together and checking progress as changes are tried out.
The work is practical, paced to what each person can handle, and focused on real-life results.
What Carla works with
Everything Carla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carla helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carla lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Carla blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) ideas to make online care practical and focused. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and shaping sessions around the client's priorities so goals match what matters most. CBT offers ways to identify and change thought and behavior patterns that cause anxiety or low mood, which can be practiced between sessions. DBT provides skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, including breathing, grounding, and communication techniques.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carla will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their situation, goals, and pace. That means trying strategies, getting feedback, and adjusting plans as progress is tracked together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video lets people read facial cues and practice new communication skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief support, step-by-step coaching, and keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy parenting schedules and varied daily routines.
Questions people ask about Carla
What problems does she help address?
Carla helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, parenting strain, relationship problems, anger, career stress, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and direct. She listens, helps set practical goals, and uses short-term strategies alongside mindfulness to change daily habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working with adults on a range of life and mental health concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this profile?
She holds LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials and practices from Tennessee.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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