Jeffrey Murrah, LPC

Jeffrey Murrah is an LPC with 41 years of experience helping people work through addiction, relationship strain, grief, and major life changes. He draws on both psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients see patterns and try new ways of coping. Jeffrey writes plainly and listens carefully as people describe what they are facing. His background includes work in hospitals, halfway houses, homeless shelters, schools, college classrooms, church counseling, foster homes, and outpatient clinics. Those settings shaped his ability to respond to practical problems like caregiving stress, blended family tensions, and substance concerns. He also brings personal experience from a long marriage, parenting three sons, homeschooling, and caring for a parent with dementia. Jeffrey uses psychodynamic methods to help people notice long-standing patterns that influence their choices. He pairs that with cognitive behavioral tools that teach concrete skills for changing thoughts and behavior. Solution-focused ideas are used when clients want short-term, goal-oriented work. Common topics he addresses include addictions and process addictions, communication problems, infidelity recovery, anxiety and depression, anger, sleep disruption, ADHD, and career or parenting stress. He also supports caregivers dealing with fatigue and family-of-origin wounds. Jeffrey aims to work collaboratively. He listens, asks questions that prompt new thinking, and helps people try practical strategies between sessions. Prospective clients who resonate with these priorities are encouraged to complete the start-up steps on his profile to set up an initial match and schedule.

How Jeffrey’s approaches translate to online work

Jeffrey often blends client-centered listening with psychodynamic exploration and cognitive behavioral tools. Client-centered work focuses on understanding the person's experience and responding with empathy so they can speak freely and feel heard. Psychodynamic approaches look at recurring patterns and past influences that shape current behavior, which can clarify why certain problems keep repeating. Cognitive behavioral techniques break problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teach practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. He collaborates with each person to identify goals and tries methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. Sessions can shift over time from problem-focused skill building to deeper examination of patterns as needed.

The original biography does not state specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Licensed professionals can use these advantages to help clients practice new skills between meetings and maintain consistency while working toward their goals.