About Tolana
Tolana Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Arizona with ten years of clinical experience. She draws on years working in inpatient and community settings to help people navigate major life stresses. Tolana speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel manageable for someone who is overwhelmed or uncertain about next steps.
She has supported people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, and severe mental illness. Her background includes work in intensive outpatient programs, inpatient detox, medication-assisted treatment settings, and community mental health services.
Background and approach
That experience shaped a practical approach to common and complex problems. Tolana mixes several methods rather than using one fixed style. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to help people change unhelpful patterns and pursue their values.
She also draws on client-centered and emotionally focused ideas to improve connection and understanding during sessions. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. Tolana focuses on what matters most to the individual and builds simple, usable strategies for daily life.
She also helps people process trauma with targeted techniques when needed. Her training includes a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Toledo and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Spring Arbor University. Tolana holds the credential of Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and is also listed as LCPC in other jurisdictions.
Approaches that guide online sessions and healing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts while committing to actions tied to their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions when someone wants to move toward what matters despite difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and managing mood swings.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method Tolana uses when processing past painful events is needed. It aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their impact on daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Tolana will talk with each person about their goals, try strategies that match those goals, and adjust as progress and preferences become clearer. She works with clients to find the best mix of techniques for their situation.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular work on issues easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in, and live chat or text messaging offer quick, written check-ins between sessions. These options help people keep momentum and use therapy in ways that match their schedules and needs.
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What this counselor 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