- CBT approaches
- Mindfulness options
- Narrative work
About Alanna
Alanna Kardon-Alkalay is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in New York with 15 years of experience. She works with adults on common struggles like anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and anger. Her background includes agency and school work and a private practice focused on adult mental health and life transitions.
She trained at Fordham University in Tarrytown, New York, where clinical work emphasized individual counseling and family systems. Much of her practice draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered ideas to follow each person's pace and priorities.
Alanna describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people make sense of their story and build practical plans. Those plans are adjusted as needs change and new challenges arise.
Her experience includes supporting people who have faced trauma, sexual or emotional abuse, neglect, and those in preventive and school-based settings. In private practice she has worked with adults dealing with eating issues, addictions, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Alanna emphasizes trust and professional ethics in her work. She encourages mindfulness practices that fit the person, whether that looks like short meditations or time in nature. Sessions focus on clear goals, regular check-ins, and using strengths clients already have.
How Alanna uses therapy approaches online
Alanna often works with cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered ideas. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce repetitive frustration and anger. Client-centered work focuses on listening and letting the client guide priorities, useful when someone needs to talk through relationship or parenting concerns.She also draws on mindfulness practices to help with being present and lowering immediate reactivity. Short breathing or grounding exercises can be used between conversations or during moments of high stress to steady attention and reduce escalation.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work. She will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on progress and changing needs.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people try techniques like in-the-moment mindfulness during real-life situations without needing to travel to an office.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, grief, anger, relationship and parenting concerns, and other life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and narrative work to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience in agencies, schools, and private practice supporting adults with a range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices in New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.