Sarah DuVall Murray, LCSW

Sarah DuVall Murray, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), practices in New Jersey and brings a calm, collaborative approach to therapy. She creates a nonjudgmental space where adults can explore the challenges they face and develop practical strategies to function with greater balance and resilience. Rooted in respect for each person’s perspective, she listens carefully and partners with clients to set realistic goals, believing that meaningful change grows from an authentic therapeutic relationship built on acceptance, compassion, and care.

Rather than promising to remove all distress, she helps clients tolerate difficult feelings, accept life’s struggles, and find meaning amid challenge. She works with adults coping with depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also attends to caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, communication problems, family of origin dynamics, and questions of life purpose.

Sarah draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) among other approaches, and often incorporates Eastern philosophy and psychoeducation by sharing articles, books, or resources when helpful. She earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Her clinical background includes outpatient and inpatient care, work in psychiatric emergency services, and early experience in community mental health with seriously mentally ill adults.

Combining Therapeutic Approaches with Online Care

Sarah DuVall Murray integrates several evidence-informed methods to meet each client’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to build practical coping skills.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - skills that can help with intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and managing stress.

Psychodynamic therapy explores patterns that arise from past experiences and family of origin issues to increase self-understanding and address recurring relationship or identity concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work; she collaborates with clients to choose or adapt techniques based on individual goals, preferences, and life circumstances so therapy feels tailored and practical.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, support caregivers or those with chronic health concerns, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not practical. Licensed professionals can use these modalities to deliver effective, client-centered treatment.