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 and anxiety, rebuild self-esteem, and navigate relationship changes. Her work often centers on real-life challenges that come with transitions and caregiving roles.

Dr. Murray’s style is warm and practical. Sessions emphasize clear communication, problem-solving, and grounding in what matters most to each person. She helps clients name their goals and takes a step-by-step approach to reach them.

She uses client-centered methods that prioritize each person's perspective and values. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is ready to make changes but feels stuck. Narrative therapy is used to rethink personal stories that keep people limited by old patterns.

Dr. Murray also brings focused strategies for short-term problem solving when clients want immediate relief or clearer next steps. She often works with people facing caregiver stress, life changes, grief, body image concerns, cancer-related challenges, and issues that arise with aging and geriatric issues.

In sessions she pays attention to communication skills, self-love practices, and life-purpose reflection. The aim is to support people in building resilience and clearer direction. Her approach respects diverse backgrounds and the different stages of life people are in.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard and understood while they set their own goals. It is useful for stress, self-esteem, and life-change conversations.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants change but feels unsure how to begin. It uses focused questions and reflective listening to draw out a person's motivation and practical next steps.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as work progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, such as scheduling appointments around work or caregiving. It can allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed, or regular meetings to keep momentum during a life transition. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for sessions.