About Tolana
Tolana Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LCPC) with ten years of experience. She practices in Arizona and works with adults facing a range of challenges, including stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, depression, and ADHD. She focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them take practical steps forward.
Her approach is straightforward and flexible. Sessions focus on what feels most useful to the individual, whether that means learning new coping skills, processing painful events, or changing unhelpful habits.
Background and approach
Tolana uses conversation, exercises, and goal-setting to make progress together. She has experience in inpatient and outpatient settings and has supported people through substance detox, severe mental health episodes, and early psychosis. That background shapes a calm, steady therapy style that emphasizes safety and clarity.
She also offers group work alongside individual sessions when appropriate. Tolana draws on several well-known therapeutic methods, adapting them to each person's needs. She aims to build practical plans for daily life, not just talk about problems.
Sessions are paced to fit what the client can manage. People who come to Tolana often want clear tools for anxiety, help managing mood shifts, or support navigating major life changes. She also helps with relationship struggles and issues like sleep, eating, and parenting stress.
The focus is on realistic steps and steady improvement over time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that move a person toward a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier routines, which is useful for anxiety, mood struggles, and sleep or eating concerns.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on recognizing and shifting emotional patterns that affect relationships and intimacy. It can help people improve how they express and respond to strong emotions in close relationships.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients can expect to test small changes between sessions and bring back what works or what needs tweaking.
Online formats offer practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions, follow up on homework, or get brief support when a quick note will do. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Arizona, Kentucky, Ohio, Alaska, Idaho, Minnesota, Utah, Missouri, Wyoming, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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