Kyana Hall-Toney, LMFT

Kyana Hall-Toney is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in New York with nine years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family matters, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Kyana also addresses attachment issues, blended family challenges, communication problems, and family of origin issues.

She draws on family systems ideas to look at how patterns from the family someone grew up in affect current relationships. Sessions aim to clarify repeating roles, expectations, and boundaries that shape daily life. Kyana uses straightforward conversation alongside focused interventions to help people notice patterns and try new ways of relating.

Her background includes work with people affected by domestic violence and those experiencing housing instability. She has provided individual, couples, family, and group sessions in those roles and has led parenting and skills groups. This range informs a practical approach that pays attention to relationships and context.

Kyana incorporates techniques from several evidence-based methods when helpful. Examples include DBT skills for managing intense emotions and strategies drawn from family-focused therapies for shifting interaction patterns. She also uses narrative and solution-focused ideas to help people name problems and test small changes.

Education includes a doctorate and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, plus a bachelor’s in applied psychology with a minor in women, gender, and sexuality studies. Kyana describes therapy as collaborative and works with clients to identify goals and next steps.

Evidence-based approaches and working online