Janelle Murray, LCSW, CSW

Janelle Murray, LCSW helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or life transitions. She draws on nine years of clinical work to create a calm, practical space where clients can talk through immediate concerns and build workable skills. Her approach is straightforward and focused on everyday improvements rather than long explanations. Janelle earned a Master of Social Work from Savannah State University and a Bachelor of Science in Child and Family Development from Georgia Southern University. She has experience working with diverse cultures and with women and adolescents who are survivors of abuse. Much of her background includes in-home therapy, where she learned to build quick rapport and help people feel comfortable with services. Her work emphasizes stress management, crisis stabilization, and strengthening the abilities people already have. Janelle uses a strengths-based perspective to highlight what is working and to expand those resources. She also addresses trauma, grief, addictions, and intimacy-related issues with practical steps and clear goals. Janelle blends several therapeutic styles to meet each person’s needs. She uses client-centered techniques to follow the client’s lead, cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thinking and change behavior, and narrative tools to help people rewrite painful stories. She also incorporates psychodynamic and solution-focused elements when they fit the situation. Clients can expect calm, respectful sessions that focus on communication problems, parenting stress, workplace issues, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Janelle aims to help people build better routines and stronger relationships while coping with change and reclaiming a sense of direction.

How Janelle’s Approaches Help Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and guides goals that match their life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful reactions through clear, practiceable skills. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from painful stories and rewrite how they see difficult events to reduce shame and build new meaning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their goals, needs, and preferences. Goals, pacing, and techniques are revisited as things change so the work stays relevant.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking. Many people find virtual work useful because it can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and make shorter check-ins easier during a workday. Discuss any practical needs during the first scheduling step so sessions can be planned to match daily life and responsibilities.