Liana believes in a holistic approach to all aspects of mental, emotional, and physical wellness. Her robust foundation in healthcare gives a unique perspective in working with individuals living with chronic health conditions and/or chronic pain, and those individuals that are in caregiver roles. Liana values the different backgrounds, beliefs, and paths an individual can take and finds it as equally important to keep the process of
healing and wellness fluid and dynamic, to serve the multiple facets of the individual making the journey.

Liana brings nearly 15 years of nursing experience to her sessions. Liana began her nursing career earning her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing at the Arizona State University Mayo Clinic Campus. As a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic Hospital, in Phoenix, Liana provided bedside care for patients in orthopedics, urology, and acute
rehabilitation. Liana furthered her nursing career by earning a Masters of Nursing from the University of Arizona and becoming a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. Liana began her advanced practice in outpatient interventional pain management, and more recently transitioned to inpatient pain management. Her current advanced practice role is providing pain management consults to patients in multiple skilled nursing and acute
rehabilitation facilities in the valley.

 

The physical, mental, and emotional complexities associated with chronic pain led her to pursue additional certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice and she is currently completing her certificate at New
Mexico State University with an anticipated August 2025 achievement date. Dr. Sophia Murphy DBH, LPC, CPT, SXI is precepting and supervising her clinical contact hours for the Fall 2024 semester of this program.