Valisa Murray
Relationship-focused counselor with practical tools
LPC Michigan
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Valisa
Valisa Murray is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years of experience based in Michigan. She focuses on relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.
Background and approach
Valisa aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable and hopeful for people who are unsure where to start. She helps with relationship challenges including communication problems, infidelity, blended family stress, and non-monogamous relationship concerns.
She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, workplace issues, career decisions, and compassion fatigue. Valisa offers Christian counseling and understands the specific hurt some people feel after negative faith experiences.
Her approach blends practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy with relationship work grounded in the Gottman Method. Sessions emphasize clear tools clients can use between meetings, like communication skills and small behavior changes that build trust.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at real-life shifts rather than abstract theories. Valisa also offers coaching, life skills workshops, and speaking events alongside counseling.
Many clients choose her for premarital conversations or couples support where they want concrete steps to feel more confident together. Her style is direct, empathetic, and focused on building everyday habits that support healthier connections.
People meet with her by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling is arranged after completing a short matching questionnaire.
Online relationship and skill-focused therapy
Valisa uses relationship-focused approaches alongside practical, skills-based therapies. The Gottman Method helps couples learn communication habits, identify conflict patterns, and rebuild connection through clear exercises and daily behaviors. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that keep someone stuck and teaches simple strategies to shift those patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable steps and on what works now to move toward your goals.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about current struggles, goals, and preferences, and then recommend methods that fit those needs. That collaboration can include trying a few techniques to see what makes the most practical difference.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from face-to-face contact. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for mid-day check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, coaching-style support, or when someone prefers written communication. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, parenting, or busy days while keeping therapy consistent.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Licensed in
Michigan
Languages
English