About Kyana
Kyana Hall-Toney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflicts, and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing life transitions and young adult issues.
Background and approach
Her tone is practical and focused on real changes people can use every day. She draws on a family-systems perspective and person-centered care to see how relationships and history shape current struggles.
Therapy sessions aim to build emotional insight and stronger communication. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Her background includes a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and earlier graduate and undergraduate degrees in related fields. Across nine years of work, she has worked in community settings that included diversion programs and services for people affected by domestic violence and homelessness.
She uses a mix of methods to meet different needs, including techniques from narrative and solution-focused approaches. Kyana also incorporates practical skills from approaches like Dialectical Behavior Therapy and trauma-informed cognitive-behavioral strategies when those tools fit the situation.
Sessions often include skill work for communication, emotion regulation, or rebuilding trust after conflict. She also runs groups and educational sessions about parenting and emotion skills in some settings.
Clients can expect clear goals and options to try between meetings.
Evidence-informed approaches for online support
She commonly uses family-systems ideas and person-centered practices to look at how relationships and personal story affect daily life. Family-systems work helps identify interaction patterns that keep problems going, which is useful for communication and blended family issues. Person-centered work focuses on listening and building understanding so people feel heard and respected.She also draws on skills-oriented methods such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques and trauma-informed cognitive-behavioral strategies. DBT-informed techniques teach concrete coping and emotion-regulation skills useful for anxiety and stress. Trauma-informed cognitive-behavioral strategies offer practical ways to reduce distress after difficult events and to rebuild routines and safety in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try approaches and adjust based on progress and feedback. This collaborative planning makes it easier to find methods that work for each person.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and detailed work, while phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text sessions let people check in between meetings or use shorter, focused conversations. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New York, Florida
- Languages
- English