Latoria Murphy, LCSW

Latoria Murphy is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing relationship struggles, trauma, and major life changes. She focuses on improving communication, building self-esteem, and guiding people through transitions with straightforward support and practical tools.

Her work centers on listening first and then helping each person find what works for them. She blends approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused work to address patterns that keep people stuck. Sessions often include skill-building for communication and strategies to manage social anxiety or feelings of isolation.

With three years of clinical experience, she uses a trauma-informed lens when addressing past harm and its effects on daily life. This means she helps people notice how old hurts show up now and practices ways to respond differently. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, control issues, guilt, and the fallout of divorce or separation.

Latoria pays attention to cultural background and identity while working with life purpose, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, money-related stress, and midlife shifts. Her aim is to help clients develop resilience and more self-love through clear, respectful conversation and practical steps.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative approach that values their goals. She encourages honest talk about what’s working and what needs to change, then works alongside clients to try concrete approaches that fit their everyday lives.

How these approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values even when feelings are hard. It can help with anxiety, low motivation, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build healthier ways of relating and feeling safer in close connections. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and shift the emotional habits that keep relationships stuck and can be useful for improving connection and communication.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, then try methods that fit those needs. That process is collaborative and may include trying different tools until something clicks.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. A therapist can also suggest ways to prepare for sessions so work on relationships, trauma recovery, or emotional skills moves forward in the context of daily life.