About Alana
Alana Kaplan is an AASW social worker with 16 years of experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety and big life changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady support for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. Alana works with people coping with grief, parenting strain, low self-esteem and motivation.
She also assists those dealing with panic, mood changes, social anxiety and life transitions. Her aim is to make conversations clear and useful rather than full of jargon.
Background and approach
In sessions Alana adapts the approach to each person. She listens first, then helps set simple, realistic goals. Conversations focus on practical steps to reduce unhelpful thoughts, build solid routines and restore confidence.
Her methods draw on acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based thinking. She uses these to help people notice what matters, change unhelpful patterns and strengthen relationships with themselves and others. Alana treats people with respect, sensitivity and calm.
She encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. For many, that looks like better coping with anxiety, clearer decisions after loss, or more confidence in parenting and everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Alana often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters and take action even when uncomfortable feelings are present. ACT can be useful for anxiety, life changes and decisions where values and behaviour need aligning.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test it with practical experiments. CBT sessions focus on small, doable changes that reduce panic, improve mood and rebuild confidence.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Alana collaborates with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences and the pace they want. That choice may shift as progress is made and problems change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when helpful; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in suits. Live chat and text work well for ongoing check-ins, jotting down thoughts between sessions or when writing helps organise feelings. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, school and family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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