Kyana Hall-Toney

Kyana Hall-Toney, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in New York with nine years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her profile notes life purpose as a focus, so she helps people question meaning after change and find practical next steps.

She uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques and draws on family systems and person-centered ideas. Sessions often focus on communication, attachment patterns, and handling blended family or workplace tensions. Kyana has worked with people affected by domestic violence and with those who have experienced housing instability.

Her background includes a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy and earlier degrees in the same field and applied psychology. The LMFT credential is listed for New York and Florida. Her clinical work has included individual, couples, family, and group settings as well as parenting and skills groups.

In practice she uses approaches such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Brief Strategic Family Therapy, play therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside narrative and solution-focused methods. These are used to build skills, clarify patterns, and address hard moments that block progress.

Kyana describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people notice the family stories and habits that shape decisions. Sessions aim to increase practical skills for communication, emotion regulation, and setting next steps toward clearer direction.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on building emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills in clear, teachable steps. It is often used when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make daily life harder.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people process stressful memories and change unhelpful thoughts that follow trauma. It combines skill building with gradual, supported work on difficult memories and reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Plans can be adjusted over time as progress and challenges become clearer.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and reduce commute time, and some formats allow shorter check-ins or sessions that fit a work break. Phone sessions can require less bandwidth while video sessions let the therapist see nonverbal cues. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions will fit into everyday life.