Dr. Shawyna Murray, LMFT

Dr. Shawyna Murray is a Florida-based licensed marriage and family therapist with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical support for stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and self-esteem challenges. Her work also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, and compassion fatigue.

She often supports people navigating big life changes like divorce, caregiving transitions, workplace strain, or aging-related concerns. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small steps that fit into everyday life. Shawyna centers each conversation on what matters most to the person in front of her.

Her style blends listening with concrete tools. She uses methods such as client-centered work and solution-focused strategies to help people notice strengths and try different approaches. Motivational interviewing and narrative techniques are also part of her toolkit when a person wants to change habits or reframe difficult stories.

Shawyna pays attention to body image, cancer-related stress, isolation, and life-purpose questions. She aims to help clients build healthier communication, strengthen self-love, and find ways to cope when caregiving or workplace demands feel overwhelming.

People who prefer collaborative, goal-oriented therapy often find her straightforward and warm. She asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps design practical next steps. To begin, follow the site's intake steps and choose times that match your schedule.

Approach and online therapy options

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says so they feel heard and can find their own answers; it helps with anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship stress. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, practical steps and measurable goals to make day-to-day life more manageable. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to change a habit or take a new direction by exploring motivation and ambivalence.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Then she will tailor methods in collaboration with the client so sessions match current needs and comfort level.

Session formats are not specified in this profile, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins around work or caregiving schedules. It can also let people try different ways of working, such as focusing on skill practice, storytelling about difficult events, or setting concrete goals to test between sessions.