About Tolana
Tolana Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LCPC) who brings ten years of clinical experience to her work in Arizona. She has supported people through depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and major life changes. Tolana focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier day to day.
Her background includes work in outpatient and inpatient settings and community mental health. She has experience with people facing severe mental illness, substance use concerns, and those processing grief and loss.
How Tolana works
Her training and past roles inform a flexible approach to care. In session she listens closely and helps people set clear, manageable goals. Tolana draws on a mix of approaches so she can match techniques to each person’s needs.
Sessions often involve learning new coping skills, practicing different ways to respond to difficult thoughts, and building routines that support recovery. She also helps clients address relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, and career or life-purpose questions. Additional focus areas include ADHD, postpartum depression, hoarding, aging and geriatric issues, and compassion fatigue.
Tolana aims for straightforward, compassionate counseling. She works with people at many stages of change and tailors support to what matters most to them. The overall goal is more stability, clearer choices, and better day-to-day functioning.
Tolana lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Tolana works with
The areas below are the ones Tolana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifies personal values to guide action. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to distress, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and can help with intimacy-related concerns and relational stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to test methods and choose what fits best based on goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Sessions can shift focus over time as needs change and progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer check-ins. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, short reflections, and ongoing support between full sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage care during life changes, and maintain continuity when in-person visits are not practical.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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