Sarah DuVall Murray, LCSW
Licensed in New Jersey · 12 years in practice
Sarah DuVall Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in New Jersey.
License and registration
- LCSW, New Jersey
- 44SC05465800 · expires August 2026
- NPI
- 1265665624 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
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About Sarah
Sarah DuVall Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in New Jersey. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where adults can talk through what’s bothering them and learn ways to cope. Sarah listens closely and works together with each person to set clear, realistic goals for change.
She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. She also supports those facing life transitions, grief, relationship struggles, parenting strain, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
Compassion fatigue, chronic illness or pain, and caregiver stress are additional areas she addresses. Sarah uses a mix of practical skills and deeper exploration. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and change behavior.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy helps when emotions feel intense and skills-based tools are needed to tolerate distress. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that have developed over time and where they came from. Alongside talk therapy, Sarah shares books, articles, and other resources when they might help a person learn and grow.
Her background includes both outpatient and inpatient settings, work in psychiatric emergency services, and experience in community mental health with seriously mentally ill adults. She has a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South.
Sessions are designed to fit each person’s needs, with an emphasis on acceptance, practical tools, and guided steps toward greater balance.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah names
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Online support
Approaches for change and how online therapy helps
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when practical steps and homework can make a difference.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or reactions cause relationship strain.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to the person’s goals and concerns and recommend a path that mixes skills training and exploration. Together they will adjust methods based on what works and what feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules. Video allows fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels simpler. This flexibility can make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while using the therapeutic approaches above.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Sarah address?
She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, relationship problems, trauma and related concerns such as bipolar mood issues and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach blends practical skill-building with reflective work. Sessions often include learning tools, talking through patterns, and setting small, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience working in outpatient and inpatient settings, psychiatric emergency services, and community mental health.
Where does she hold her professional license?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker holding an LCSW in New Jersey.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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