Carla Murray , LPC, LPC-MHSP

Carla Murray is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LPC, LPC-MHSP) practicing in Tennessee. These credentials indicate state licensure to provide professional counseling and to deliver mental health services. With 16 years of clinical experience, she focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, parenting and family dynamics, and the wide range of issues that accompany life transitions.

Her work addresses both everyday concerns and complex problems, including anger management, compassion fatigue, bipolar-related challenges, career stress, caregiving burdens, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family and communication problems, and situations involving domestic violence or separation. She also supports LGBT clients and offers coaching-oriented guidance when appropriate.

Murray draws from client-centered principles to meet people where they are, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques alongside mindfulness practices. She emphasizes respect and sensitivity, avoiding stigmatizing labels, and tailors discussion and treatment planning to each person’s specific needs. Drawing on personal experience with significant losses and stressors, she integrates practical tools to help people rebuild meaning and move toward more purposeful, resilient living.

Murray approaches care with openness, compassion, and a focus on empowerment, shaping interventions to the individual rather than applying one-size-fits-all solutions.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Carla Murray integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with mindfulness-informed techniques to address emotional and practical challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps individuals identify patterns of thought and behavior that maintain anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties and then build new, more effective coping strategies. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness - skills useful for managing intense emotions, conflict, and relationship stress. Mindfulness-based practices teach present-moment awareness and stress reduction techniques that often complement CBT and DBT tools.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Murray works with each person to determine which methods match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs, adapting techniques as progress unfolds so care remains individualized and practical.

Online therapy with Murray is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible and reduces barriers related to travel or timing. These options allow continuity of care across busy schedules and changing life circumstances while supporting consistent access to a licensed professional and tailored therapeutic work.