Kyana Hall-Toney, LMFT

Kyana Hall-Toney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through relationship and family concerns, and build greater self-esteem. Kyana speaks plain language and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions.

Her approach centers on relationships and life changes. She draws on family systems thinking to look at how relationships and family history shape current problems. She also uses person-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep sessions goal-oriented and respectful of each person's pace.

Kyana has worked in a range of settings with diverse people, including youth involved in diversion programs and individuals affected by domestic violence. She has provided individual, couples, family, and group therapy and led psychoeducational groups on parenting and emotion regulation skills.

In practice she uses evidence-based techniques to help clients build skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and resolving recurring patterns. She also addresses blended family challenges, attachment concerns, workplace stress, and issues common to young adults and women.

Kyana earned a Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Nova Southeastern University and holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and a bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology. She is licensed in New York as an LMFT and aims to guide people toward clearer goals and greater wellbeing.

How relational approaches translate to online therapy

Many of Kyana's methods focus on relationships and practical skills. Family systems work looks at how interactions and roles influence current stressors and communication patterns; online or in person this helps identify small changes that improve daily life. Person-centered work emphasizes a respectful, listening stance so clients feel heard and can shape goals at their own pace. Solution-focused work breaks problems into manageable steps and builds concrete actions to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they will adjust strategies as needs change and track progress toward clearer communication, better emotion regulation, or other goals.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, remove travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. It can also support continued work when schedules or life events make meeting in person harder, while keeping focus on practical skills and relationship patterns that matter most.