About Lyana
Lyana Murrell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, career questions, and life changes. She brings seven years of clinical experience in California to her work. Lyana focuses on practical steps people can take when life feels overwhelming or stuck.
Lyana offers a calm, direct style in sessions. She listens closely to what matters most to each person and helps them set clear, manageable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable changes that build confidence and reduce daily strain. Her background includes work with people affected by trauma, grief, depression, and long-term burnout. Lyana draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to respond to the needs presented in the room.
She treats each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance and structure. Therapy with Lyana often mixes practical skills and reflective conversation. That can mean learning ways to manage strong emotions, practicing communication skills, or making a plan to shift a stressful routine.
The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Lyana conducts sessions in English and practices in California as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She supports clients who want to reshape how they cope with anxiety, recover from past harm, or move toward clearer priorities in work and relationships.
If someone prefers focused, straightforward therapy, Lyana emphasizes collaboration and steady pacing.
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care
Lyana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on managing emotions and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach she uses emphasizes skills for managing strong feelings and everyday stressors, teaching concrete tools to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. Another approach centers on processing and making sense of past hurt in a paced way, helping people reduce the hold of traumatic memories and rebuild routines that feel manageable.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Lyana collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on how someone responds, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, while phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick updates, brief coaching, or continuing progress between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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