- Person-centered approach
- Skill-based strategies
- Experience with trauma
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 brings practical, down-to-earth care to people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, and self esteem concerns.
She has worked in intensive outpatient settings, inpatient detox, and with adults experiencing first psychotic breaks. Her background includes community mental health work and medication-assisted treatment. Those roles gave her experience supporting people through crises and through longer recovery journeys.
Tolana uses a flexible, person-centered style. Sessions focus on understanding each person's situation first, then trying approaches that fit. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with thoughts, feelings, and behavior. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR when those approaches suit the goals.
People who come to her often want clear practical steps along with space to talk. Tolana helps people notice patterns, practice new skills, and make changes that match their values. She also supports concerns like parenting stress, sleep and eating struggles, ADHD, postpartum depression, and career transitions.
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 emphasizes respectful, straightforward care that aims to help people move forward.
She has worked in intensive outpatient settings, inpatient detox, and with adults experiencing first psychotic breaks. Her background includes community mental health work and medication-assisted treatment. Those roles gave her experience supporting people through crises and through longer recovery journeys.
Tolana uses a flexible, person-centered style. Sessions focus on understanding each person's situation first, then trying approaches that fit. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help with thoughts, feelings, and behavior. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy and EMDR when those approaches suit the goals.
People who come to her often want clear practical steps along with space to talk. Tolana helps people notice patterns, practice new skills, and make changes that match their values. She also supports concerns like parenting stress, sleep and eating struggles, ADHD, postpartum depression, and career transitions.
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 emphasizes respectful, straightforward care that aims to help people move forward.