Dr. Shawyna Murray, LMFT

Dr. Shawyna Murray is a Florida-based licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, work through relationship concerns, and build healthier self-esteem. Dr. Murray aims to create an affirming space where clients feel seen and respected as they sort through difficult changes.

She often supports people facing workplace strain, caregiving burdens, or transitions like divorce and separation. Her work includes attention to body image struggles, grief, and compassion fatigue. She describes her practice as culturally responsive and attentive to individual life stages.

In sessions she listens for each person's story and strengths. She helps clients improve communication, set clearer boundaries, and reconnect with purpose. Practical steps and goal-focused conversations are common parts of the work.

Dr. Murray uses methods that center the client and build motivation for change. She also draws on narrative and solution-focused techniques to reframe problems and identify next steps. This blend is intended to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable action.

People who reach out can expect a calm, direct approach that balances empathy with practical planning. The therapist emphasizes collaboration and tailors work to the client’s needs. Those curious about starting are invited to learn how the matching process works and to schedule a first session.

How these approaches guide online work

Dr. Murray uses client-centered work to put each person’s goals at the center of therapy. That means sessions start by listening carefully, following what matters most to the client, and adjusting pace and focus to fit their needs.

She also uses narrative therapy to help people reframe difficult stories. This approach looks at the way life events are described and helps uncover alternative meanings that reduce shame and open new possibilities.

Motivational interviewing is part of her toolset for clients who want to make changes but feel stuck. It focuses on building motivation, weighing options, and choosing small steps that feel doable.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor sessions to what the client actually wants to accomplish.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, providing options for shorter check-ins, and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between appointments. It can also let people choose whether to focus on talking, worksheets, or brief coaching-style conversations depending on what helps most.