Sarah DuVall Murray, LCSW

Sarah DuVall Murray is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey who offers a respectful, nonjudgmental space for adults to explore the issues affecting their daily lives. She emphasizes close listening and a collaborative stance, tailoring care to each person’s perspective and choices. Sarah sees change and growth as unfolding within an authentic therapeutic relationship built on acceptance, compassion, and care, and she helps clients develop the capacity to tolerate, accept, and find meaning in struggle rather than pursuing the unrealistic goal of eliminating all distress.

She works with adults coping with depression, anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationship concerns, and grief, drawing on evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Her practice also draws on Eastern philosophy and includes psychoeducation when useful - sharing articles, books, or other resources to support learning and practical change. Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Across her career she has provided both outpatient and inpatient treatment, worked in psychiatric emergency services, and began in community mental health serving adults with serious mental illness. That range of experience informs a pragmatic, empathetic approach focused on meeting clients where they are and supporting sustainable coping and growth.