About Marea
Marea Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 36 years of helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. She uses an approachable, somatic-informed style that pays attention to how the body holds tension and emotion. Marea speaks plainly and creates space for people to be heard and to make practical changes.
She works with clients on issues including self-esteem, sexuality and LGBT concerns, and recovery from abuse and post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
Marea also supports people facing isolation, caregiver strain, body image worries, and life-purpose questions. Her background includes long experience in settings that address addiction, codependency, and HIV/AIDS concerns. In sessions she blends client-centered listening with mindfulness and solution-focused methods.
That means conversations focus on what matters to the person, present-moment awareness, and small steps that move things forward. She also brings motivational interviewing techniques to help people consider change and build motivation. Marea offers weekday video and phone appointments and uses text, live chat, and messaging to stay connected between sessions when useful.
She practices in California and conducts sessions in English. Her license is CA LCSW 20292. Her style is straightforward and calm.
People who come to her often want practical coping skills, a steady listener, and attention to both body sensations and thoughts. Marea aims to help people feel more grounded and resourceful in daily life.
How somatic and practical approaches translate online
Somatic Therapy in her practice invites attention to breath, posture, and bodily sensations as clues to stress and emotional patterns. Online sessions can guide gentle body awareness and grounding exercises useful for anxiety and trauma recovery.Client-Centered Therapy means the person sets the pace and topics while the therapist listens without judgment. This approach helps people who need steady support and a space to talk through difficult feelings and decisions.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple skills to notice thoughts and return to the present moment. These practices often reduce reactivity and build everyday coping tools for stress and social anxiety.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, preferences, and comfort with online formats. Choices can shift over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexible scheduling and reduced travel time. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions suit those without reliable video access, and live chat or text messaging make it easier to check in between appointments. These options help people stay consistent with care while fitting therapy into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 36 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English