Tolana Murphy, LPC, LCPC

Tolana Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arizona and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LCPC). She has about 10 years of clinical work helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma. She has worked in hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, and community mental health settings.

She has supported adults through crises like first-time psychotic episodes and substance detox. She has also worked with adolescents in intensive outpatient care and provided medication-assisted treatment in community settings. Her background includes both one-on-one and group work across a range of concerns.

Her approach is practical and flexible. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside person-centered and solution-focused ideas. Sessions focus on understanding what the person needs and trying ways to reduce suffering in everyday life.

She emphasizes listening first, then picking tools that fit each person. That might mean skills practice for anxiety, pacing work after trauma, or planning around sleep and substance use. She aims to match techniques to real problems people face at home, school, or work.

Educationally she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Toledo and a Master of Arts in Counseling from Spring Arbor University. Her combined clinical experience and varied settings inform a steady, compassionate style that helps people move forward.

How Tolana’s approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control life choices. It often focuses on values and small actions that align with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on emotions in relationships and can help people clarify feelings and form more secure connections.

Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try a few methods to see what fits. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that addresses stress, anxiety, trauma, or other concerns in a way that feels doable.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online care can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work with a licensed professional from different locations, which can help keep momentum during life changes.