- Client-centered approach
- Trauma-informed methods
- Strengths focused
About Alana
Alana Jones is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, grief, and issues related to trauma, addiction, ADHD, and LGBT concerns. She also supports those facing family conflict, career stress, and major life changes.
Alana draws on a client-centered style where the person retains control over their goals and choices. She looks for strengths in individuals and their relationships and aims to build a trusting alliance that makes room for hope and practical change. She says therapy is collaborative and adapts as progress happens.
Her work includes methods from attachment-based approaches, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused work, and EMDR for trauma. She often combines pieces of different approaches to suit a person’s needs rather than following a single protocol. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and real-life problem solving.
Alana’s background includes about a decade in clinical settings that served a wide range of people and systems, including foster care and juvenile justice contexts. That experience informs her approach to adoption and foster care topics, caregiver stress, and post-traumatic stress concerns.
She uses plain language in sessions and emphasizes practical tools parents and caregivers can try between meetings. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
Approaches that translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how close relationships shape feelings and behavior. Online sessions can help people identify patterns in relationships, practice new ways of relating, and strengthen bonds with loved ones.Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s goals and pace. In an online setting this means conversations are led by the client while the therapist reflects, listens, and helps set practical steps that fit everyday life.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT sessions typically include skill practice, short exercises, and homework that can be used between meetings to reduce anxiety or manage mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then choose which methods to use together. That decision is collaborative and may shift as progress is made.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Many people like online sessions because they can fit therapy into a busy week, make shorter check-ins easier, and avoid travel time. Online work also supports hands-on tools like guided breathing, homework review, and role-play practice in real time.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does this therapist commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, family conflict, depression, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style used?
The approach is client-centered and collaborative, with emphasis on building trust and highlighting strengths. Therapy is adjusted over time and uses practical strategies aimed at real-life progress.
What level of experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has around 10 years of experience working in clinical settings that included services connected to foster care, juvenile justice, and various community programs.
What credentials and region apply to this clinician?
She holds the LMFT credential and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the therapist's country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about cost?
Sessions are part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.