- Attachment-focused
- Skill-building
- Strengths-based
About Austa
Austa Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, codependency, and trauma. She works with clients who are coping with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, ADHD, and the emotional impact of loss or life change. Austa aims to move at a pace that feels comfortable and to build a trusting connection so clients can get the support they need.
She uses a compassionate, non-judgmental style and focuses on practical skills alongside insight. Sessions often include listening, teaching coping tools, and talking through patterns that get in the way of daily life. Austa draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationships shape current behavior and feelings.
Her approach also incorporates client-centered principles that prioritize each person’s goals and experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, are used to develop specific skills for emotion regulation and problem solving. The Gottman Method informs work on communication and relationship patterns when relevant.
Across sessions she emphasizes strengths and developmental context, helping clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and track progress. She aims to create a clear plan together that fits the client’s needs and life. People looking for steady, practical support around codependency, attachment concerns, or trauma-informed care may find this approach helpful.
Austa practices in Illinois and conducts work in English. To begin, readers should use the platform’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Austa uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviors. This approach helps when codependency, abandonment, or attachment issues affect relationships and self-worth.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which puts the person’s goals and experience first. In sessions the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead while offering tools and perspective as needed.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolbox for identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT techniques can help with anxiety, depression, and everyday problem solving.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Austa will work collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting the plan over time.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and keep appointments consistent. It can also allow for different session rhythms such as shorter check-ins or timing sessions around work or caregiving commitments. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available.
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Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Austa help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, codependency, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, ADHD, and related concerns.
How would sessions typically feel?
The style is compassionate and non-judgmental with practical skill teaching and reflective conversation. Sessions combine listening, psychoeducation, and strategies tailored to each person.
What kind of background does she bring?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience across individual and group settings and work with trauma and attachment concerns.
Where is the therapist located and licensed?
She is licensed in Illinois as an LCSW and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.