About Sarah
Sarah DuVall Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey with 12 years of experience. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where adults can talk about what feels overwhelming and work toward clearer daily functioning. Sarah focuses on practical steps people can use right away while also respecting each person's life story and choices.
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also helps with relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and mood disorders such as bipolar.
How Sarah works
Her practice includes attention to caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and communication problems that get in the way of daily life. Sarah blends several approaches to match each person’s needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and coping. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to understand longer-standing patterns rooted in early relationships. In sessions she shares practical resources like articles or books when they help.
Her background includes outpatient and inpatient care, psychiatric emergency services work, and community mental health with seriously mentally ill adults. She holds a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South. People meet Sarah for straightforward, compassionate care that balances short-term tools and deeper reflection.
She works collaboratively to find what feels most useful for each person and adjusts the plan as needs change.
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What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-based, which fits well with online sessions where homework and short exercises can be shared and reviewed.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT offers concrete tools for managing intense feelings and improving communication, and these skills translate well to phone or text check-ins between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to select CBT, DBT, psychodynamic work, or a mix that suits the person's needs and preferences.
Online formats make regular care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in with shorter updates or follow-up between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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