Sarah DuVall Murray

Sarah DuVall Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental setting where people can talk about stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Sarah listens closely and works together with clients to set practical goals for healthier daily functioning.

She believes change grows from an honest therapeutic relationship rooted in acceptance and compassion. Instead of promising to remove all distress, she helps people tolerate hard feelings and find meaning when life is difficult. Sarah mixes straightforward conversation with practical tools and reading suggestions when those fit a person's needs.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, along with psychodynamic ideas and elements of Eastern philosophy. She often includes brief psychoeducation, like articles or book suggestions, to support learning between sessions. That makes therapy feel more like a shared project.

Sarah trained at Virginia Commonwealth University where she earned a Master of Social Work. She also has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Her clinical background includes outpatient and inpatient care, psychiatric emergency services, and community mental health work with seriously mentally ill adults.

People come to her for help with grief, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and questions about life purpose. She combines talk, practical skills, and steady support to help people move forward.

To begin, readers should use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first appointment.

How therapy approaches guide online work

Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes. CBT focuses on clear skills for managing anxiety, low mood, anger, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers practical tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. DBT skills can be useful when strong feelings get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try based on needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. That shared decision making means approaches can shift over time as progress and priorities change.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow use of notes or resources shared between meetings. Many people find remote sessions help them use skills in real time at home or between responsibilities, and Sarah pairs talk with short readings or exercises to build everyday habits.