Austa Murray

Austa Murray is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois with 22 years of experience across a broad range of mental health settings. She has delivered individual, group, and family therapy, beginning treatment where the client prefers and progressing at a pace that feels comfortable to each person to build a strong therapeutic connection.

She has worked with a diverse group of clients facing concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, career challenges, parenting difficulties, relationship struggles, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other forms of trauma. Her specialties also include stress, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, grief, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Austa brings advanced training in attachment and trauma-informed approaches along with developmental expertise. Her therapeutic style is compassionate, non-judgmental, educational, and insight-focused. She combines strengths-based and developmentally informed perspectives with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to help clients build skills and understanding.

She views her role as offering experience and knowledge in a supportive manner to help people navigate the challenges that brought them to therapy. Together with each client she develops a plan tailored to individual needs, moving at a comfortable pace and emphasizing connection and practical skill development.