Murray Manus, LCSW

Therapist in Illinois

Murray Manus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience.

Licensed inIllinois
License149.014783
NPI 1639633670
Experience9+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Murray

Murray Manus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of clinical experience. He practices in Illinois and approaches therapy from an attachment-informed perspective while emphasizing the person's strengths. He aims to create a hopeful, supportive setting where people can begin to feel more like themselves.

Murray focuses on issues related to trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and self-esteem. He draws on client-centered methods to listen deeply and follow what matters most to each person.

Background and approach

He also uses emotion-focused ideas to help people notice and work with strong feelings as they come up. Many clients come with histories of childhood abuse and neglect. Murray speaks from both professional and lived experience and uses that background to offer empathy and practical guidance.

He helps people uncover needs and desires that were hidden for survival and to name what matters to them now. Sessions emphasize simple, concrete steps. Murray helps people recognize patterns that keep them stuck and try new ways of communicating and relating.

Mindfulness and existential perspectives are used when exploring meaning, values, and how to live with greater purpose. Therapy is offered through a range of remote formats so people can choose what fits their life. Murray works collaboratively to set goals and pace the work so progress feels manageable and aligned with each person's priorities.

Credentials

LCSW (Illinois): License 149.014783 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1639633670 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Attachment-informed care and online therapy options

Murray commonly blends attachment-based ideas with client-centered work and emotionally-focused therapy. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people notice how they seek connection or protect themselves. Client-centered methods prioritize the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and following the client's pace. Emotionally-focused ideas help people name and work with strong feelings to change how they relate to themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Murray will invite conversation about goals, what has helped or not helped before, and personal preferences. That collaborative planning helps determine whether attachment-focused, client-centered, or emotionally-focused work - or a mix - best fits the person's needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what works in their day. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Murray commonly address?

He works with trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and low self-esteem. Additional areas include abandonment, attachment issues, guilt and shame, and isolation.

What is Murray's therapy style like?

He uses an attachment-informed approach alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused methods. Sessions emphasize listening, noticing feelings, and building on strengths.

How much clinical experience does he have?

Murray has nine years of clinical experience as a social worker. He also draws on personal experience with childhood emotional abuse to inform his empathy and approach.

Where is Murray licensed to practice?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, IL LCSW, and practices in Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English. He also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Murray?

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