- Years in practice
- 41
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Murrah is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with more than 41 years of experience helping people through hard seasons. He speaks plainly, listens carefully, and focuses on practical change when clients feel stuck or overwhelmed. He has worked in many settings over his career, including hospitals, shelters, school counseling, foster care, and outpatient clinics.
That variety shaped a broad view of common struggles like addiction, depression, grief, and stress.
Background and approach
Jeffrey draws on both life experience and long clinical practice when talking with people about their concerns. Raised in a blended family and married for over 35 years, he brings personal context to issues around blended-family dynamics, caregiving, and relationship strain.
He and his wife raised three sons and have cared for an aging parent with dementia, which informs his understanding of caregiver stress and family-of-origin patterns. Jeffrey commonly uses psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice recurring patterns and try new behaviors. He also uses client-centered and solution-focused approaches to help clients set goals and identify workable next steps.
Sessions tend to emphasize clear thinking, practical options, and steady progress. He helps with a wide range of concerns including addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, anxiety, trauma, bipolar disorder, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and career challenges. Jeffrey aims to partner with each person to find realistic ways forward and to build on strengths already present.
What Jeffrey works with
Everything Jeffrey lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jeffrey helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Approaches Jeffrey lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience so they feel heard and seen; it helps people clarify their goals and build on their own strengths. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical skills to change behavior and reduce distress; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and addiction. Psychodynamic therapy pays attention to repeated relationship patterns and early life influences so a person can spot how old habits affect current choices.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that make sense for you. That collaborative plan can shift over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to connect from different locations.
Questions people ask about Jeffrey
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with many issues including addictions, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting stress, anxiety, trauma and grief, sleeping issues, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar and depression, and caregiving challenges.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses client-centered listening alongside psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice patterns and try different behaviors. Solution-focused techniques are used to set clear, practical steps toward goals.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 41 years of clinical experience in settings such as hospitals, shelters, school counseling, foster care, and outpatient clinics.
What credentials and region are listed?
He is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing from Texas.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered online?
He works through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist factors; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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