Latoria Murphy, LCSW

Latoria Murphy is a licensed therapist based in Florida who supports people through relationship challenges, family transitions, and personal growth. As an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), she brings a trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach that honors each person’s identity and lived experience.

She focuses on helping clients navigate complex issues such as trauma and abuse recovery, self-esteem development, communication problems, and coping with life changes. Her work emphasizes building resilience, strengthening communication skills, and developing practical strategies for managing social anxiety, isolation, and difficult transitions in relationships or family life.

Latoria’s practice is attuned to those seeking affirming, culturally sensitive care. She creates a supportive space where individuals can explore their histories, process emotional challenges, and cultivate self-love. Whether addressing attachment concerns, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, or questions about life purpose and midlife changes, she aims to walk alongside clients with empathy and professional guidance. Her goal is to help people find clearer direction, healthier relationships, and greater emotional well-being through collaborative, client-centered work.

Approaches That Guide Remote Support

Latoria Murphy draws on therapeutic methods that translate well to online work and focus on practical growth and relational repair. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values, accept difficult emotions, and take committed action toward meaningful goals - it is often useful for coping with life changes, anxiety, and challenges to self-esteem.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal dynamics. This approach can be helpful for people dealing with relationship struggles, attachment issues, and communication problems.

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own perspective and strengths, offering empathy and collaborative support so clients can explore identity, healing from trauma, or decisions about relationships and life purpose.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Latoria will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she may integrate techniques from different approaches as appropriate.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and comfort levels. For many people, remote sessions make it easier to access licensed professionals and maintain continuity of care during life transitions or busy periods.