About
Hi, I’m Alana,
I have been a social worker for 10 years and have worked across frontline child protection and complex case teams for the majority of my career. Throughout these roles, I have worked closely with emergency services and allied health professionals.
Now, as an independent clinician in private practice I provide therapy to support people recovering from trauma in many forms, including single-incident and critical incidents, workplace, complex and childhood trauma, cumulative stress, burnout, moral injury and significant life changes.
As a passionate social worker, I provide professional external supervision to support others in their practice, professional growth and career development.
My approach is trauma-informed, relational and clinically grounded. I believe that what we experience does not happen in isolation. Our relationships, family, work, environment and the demands placed on us can all influence how we feel and function.
Therapy is about understanding the bigger picture, while also making space for what is happening for you. We can work through what you have experienced, understand patterns that may be keeping you stuck, strengthen relationships and develop practical ways to feel more in control of your life.
I am also part of critical incident response teams, supporting frontline employees across NSW, and providing online crisis support to first responder organisations across the country. Supporting emergency services, veterans and their families has become a particular focus of my work. I am actively involved in the emergency services community and support a number of charity and not-for-profit organisations.
My partner is a cop and a previous reservist, and we are raising two young children, so I also understand some of the practical realities that can come with service life shift work, time apart, changing routines and the way work stress can make its way into family life.
Because of this, I also work with couples and families who want to better understand each other, communicate more effectively and feel more like a team.
I am trained in perinatal mental health and support parents through matrescence. This can be a significant period of change, affecting identity, relationships, expectations and relationships.
I take a family and ecological perspective to this work, considering not only the individual, but the relationships, responsibilities, support systems and wider circumstances around them.
Outside of sessions, I’m committed to ongoing professional development. I have a magnificent veggie patch, a pug, love coffee and being creative, try to read one book a month and enjoy anything fitness related.
Most importantly, I want therapy to feel like a place where you can be understood as a whole person, not just a diagnosis, a problem or a set of symptoms.
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