About Alana
Alana Geller is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and grief. She focuses on practical steps people can take now. Her style blends a warm, person-centered attitude with direct support to reach goals.
Alana uses a trauma-informed lens to notice how past hurts shape current reactions. She listens for what matters most to each person and works at a pace that feels right.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make difficult feelings easier to understand and name. Her approach is grounded and straightforward. She offers both gentle reflection and constructive challenge when clients want to push toward change.
Conversations often include setting small goals and trying new ways of coping between sessions. Alana has three years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC. That background includes working with people navigating grief and recovery after hurtful events.
She brings attention to safety and pacing when trauma is part of the story. Therapy with Alana emphasizes practical tools and a supportive relationship. She helps people find clearer ways to communicate, manage strong emotions, and restore a sense of balance.
The work is collaborative and tailored to each person's needs.
Evidence-informed approaches and online care
Alana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques delivered in a straightforward way. A trauma-informed approach means she pays attention to how past harm affects current feelings and reactions, and she helps people pace work so it doesn’t feel overwhelming. A person-centered approach focuses on listening and understanding each person’s experience, then shaping sessions around what they say matters most.Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. This makes it easier to find the right mix of support and practical tools together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see each other and use visual cues, phone can work when video is difficult or bandwidth is low, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make therapy more flexible for busy schedules and different comfort levels.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English