Murray Manus, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 9 years in practice

Murray Manus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who centers his work on attachment, emotion, and mindful awareness.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149.014783 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1639633670 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 9
Languages: English

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About Murray

Murray Manus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who centers his work on attachment, emotion, and mindful awareness. He uses client-centered and emotionally-focused approaches to help people who are struggling with the long-term effects of trauma and relationship wounds. Murray meets people with a calm, encouraging style and focuses on strengths rather than blame.

He draws on nine years of clinical experience and a longtime personal connection to the impact of childhood emotional abuse and neglect.

Background and approach

That background informs his empathy and his focus on helping people recover a sense of self that may have been buried by survival strategies. Sessions aim to help people notice their needs and wants and to reclaim parts of themselves that were hidden. In practice he combines Attachment-Based work with Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness tools.

That mix helps people understand how early bonds shape current reactions, clarify important feelings, and practice being present with difficult emotions. He guides people to try small changes that build confidence over time. Murray addresses trauma and abuse, relationship strain, and low self-esteem while also supporting concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, commitment doubts, communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of emptiness.

He also works with aging and end-of-life concerns and issues often described as men's or women's problems. Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients. Murray aims for a supportive, positive tone and helps people move from surviving toward living more of what they truly want.

Focus areas and approaches

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Approaches Murray names

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Online support

Approaches that translate well to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and reactions. Online sessions let people talk through relationship patterns and practice new ways of connecting while reflecting on their emotional responses. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and change emotional responses that keep them stuck. In online work EFT can guide focused conversations, help name underlying feelings, and create new emotional experiences in session. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness practices to notice thoughts, body signals, and feelings without judgment. These practices can be coached during video or phone sessions and used between sessions as short exercises.

Murray treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then try approaches together to see what works. That shared decision-making helps tailor the mix of attachment work, emotion-focused work, and mindfulness to the individual’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or cameras are limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins or ongoing thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to continue momentum when in-person meetings are difficult.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Murray commonly address?

He focuses on trauma and abuse, relationship problems, and low self-esteem. He also works with related issues such as abandonment, attachment problems, communication struggles, guilt and shame, and end-of-life concerns.

What is his therapeutic style like?

The approach is positive, supportive, and encouraging. He uses client-centered listening, emotionally-focused techniques, and mindfulness to help people notice feelings and make small changes.

How much clinical experience does he have?

Murray has nine years of clinical experience. His work is also informed by long personal experience with childhood emotional abuse and its aftermath.

What are his credentials and where does he practice?

He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - licensed in Illinois. He is based in Illinois and lists that as his practice location.

Which languages are available for sessions?

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

What formats are used for sessions?

He meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Different formats can fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions billed or priced?

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