- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
- Narrative exploration
About Alanna
Alanna Kardon-Alkalay is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York with 15 years of practice experience. She has worked in agencies, schools, and private practice supporting adults with concerns such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating issues, relationship and parenting problems. She also has experience with trauma, including sexual and emotional abuse, and with people facing grief and major life changes.
She trained at Fordham University in Tarrytown, New York, where clinical work focused on individual counseling and family systems. Much of her day-to-day approach draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also blends humanistic and integrative ideas and uses mindfulness practices when they fit a person's goals.
In sessions she treats each person as someone with a story to tell. Treatment plans are made with the client and adjusted as life or needs change. She aims to work collaboratively, taking cues from the person about priorities and what approaches feel useful at any point.
Her background includes preventive services with children and families, contracts with a New York public school system, and counseling in an adult mental health day program. In private practice she has focused mainly on adults seeking help for mood, stress, intimacy, and life-direction issues. She also addresses caregiver strain, codependency, communication problems, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
People who are questioning career direction, struggling with relationship patterns, or feeling uncertain about next steps often seek her help. She offers practical strategies, narrative reflection, and mindfulness tools to support people as they sort through choices and demands.
How Alanna’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. In practice this means sessions concentrate on what matters to the client, with the therapist asking questions and reflecting to help clarify values and goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and uses practical exercises to test new ways of reacting. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Mindfulness Therapy involves simple attention and breathing practices and short exercises to help reduce reactivity and increase moment-to-moment noticing; it can fit alongside other work to reduce overwhelm.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss these methods with the client and help choose what feels most useful based on the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is revisited over time as needs change and new challenges appear.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits can help someone maintain continuity of care while trying different therapeutic approaches.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and life purpose questions among other issues.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her practice uses cognitive behavioral strategies alongside narrative and mindfulness approaches to help people identify patterns and try practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working in agencies, schools, and private practice across a range of settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York and practices out of New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.