About Me

Hello, I am Alana. I’m a qualified psychological therapist working with individual adults and adolescents (12+). My passion for psychology was led by the desire to understand people’s individual mental-health needs and help them make positive changes in their lives. I realised how natural and easy it was for me to offer empathy and a non-judgmental attitude, and that this enabled something good in people, so I decided to make it my job.

My aim is to provide a warm, supportive, and empathetic space to work collaboratively with you to understand what is causing you difficulties. Together we can identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour that have been affecting you on a short and long-term basis. I offer strategies to manage difficult emotions, exploring triggers and unhelpful beliefs.

I combine my specialism in Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy (CBT) with a compassionate, warm humanistic approach. When suitable, I integrate elements of other evidence-based therapies such as Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

I have extensive experience working with adults and adolescents with a wide range of mental health issues including depression/low mood; anxiety-related issues; self-harm; low self-esteem; obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD); and other complex presentations.

I work in a collaborative way, enabling you to take an active role in therapy and teaching you to become your own therapist, with the skills to manage relapse.

I am also fluent in Portuguese, and I am happy to work with clients who feel more comfortable speaking in this language.

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