Alana Sully, ACA
Practical, narrative-informed counselling for life changes
Details
| Name | Alana Sully |
|---|---|
| Credentials | ACA |
| Based in | Australia |
| Registered with | ACA |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Alana
Alana Sully is an ACA counsellor with six years' experience working with people facing big life stresses. She supports clients through anxiety, depression, addictions, grief and major life changes. Her approach is practical and respectful, with straightforward conversations that focus on what matters to each person.
Alana adapts sessions to the needs and goals of the person in front of her. She uses Narrative ideas to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred techniques and cognitive behavioural strategies to build coping skills and clearer thinking. Sessions often begin by identifying the most urgent problems and then naming small, manageable steps. Alana helps people try new ways of responding to stress, deal with compassion fatigue, and manage anger or low self-esteem.
She also offers coaching-style support for career and life-purpose questions. Her work includes additional focus on autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, first responder issues, and hoarding. She has experience supporting people through disaster recovery and hospice or end-of-life matters.
Alana aims to be calm, direct and compassionate in sessions. If someone is nervous about starting, she breaks the process down into easy steps. The first meeting is used to listen, identify priorities and decide together what to try next.
That collaborative way of working continues as goals change over time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Grief among the things Alana works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Self-harm
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Alana directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Alana directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Alana uses Narrative Therapy to help people retell and reframe the stories they carry. This approach looks at how life events and relationships shape those stories and helps people find alternative, more helpful meanings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work and focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while taking action guided by personal values. Client-Centred Therapy underpins her style, offering non-judgemental listening and a focus on the person’s own goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Alana will discuss options and try approaches that fit your needs, goals and preferences. She treats the choice as collaborative, adjusting methods as progress and challenges emerge.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving or health needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit ongoing support, quick coping tools, or when writing helps you reflect. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while still working with an appropriately qualified counsellor.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include ADHD, caregiver stress, cancer-related issues and first responder concerns.
How would sessions feel and what style does she use?
Sessions are conversational and practical. Alana uses Narrative approaches alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred listening to help people reframe problems and build useful habits.
What is her professional background?
Alana has six years' experience providing mental health support across grief, disaster recovery, suicide prevention and broader counselling work.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She is based in Australia and holds ACA as her listed credential.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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