Alana Jones, LMFT
Compassionate therapist helping rewrite life stories
Details
| Name | Alana Jones |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMFT |
| Based in | California |
| Licensed in | California |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Alana
Alana Jones is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She focuses on common concerns like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting strain. She also helps people facing trauma, addiction, ADHD, and challenges around identity and relationships.
Alana's style is straightforward and person-centered. She listens first and helps people take the lead in setting goals. She looks for strengths and small steps people can take to feel better and regain control.
Background and approach
Alana blends several approaches to match each person's needs. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from their problems and rewrite unhelpful stories about who they are. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and feeling safer with others.
Cognitive behavioral techniques provide practical steps to change thoughts and actions that keep problems going. Her background includes a decade in the field and varied work across community settings. That experience has involved individual and group work, care coordination, and support for people who have had involvement with social services and foster care systems.
In sessions she focuses on practical change and steady progress. She partners with people to set realistic goals and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The aim is clearer thinking, calmer reactions, and better day-to-day coping.
Alana works in English and practices in California as an LMFT. She offers a collaborative, respectful approach that centers each person's priorities and life story.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Alana works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): 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.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Alana among the ways she works.
- Somatic 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
How narrative and relationship-focused work translates online
Attachment-based therapy here looks at how patterns in close relationships affect how someone feels and acts. It helps when people want to change how they connect, argue, or feel supported by others. Narrative therapy helps people separate themselves from the problem and tell a different story about who they are; this can be useful for issues like trauma, identity, or low self-esteem. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and following the person's lead so sessions stay focused on what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean trying a narrative exercise one week and a CBT-style skill the next, then adjusting based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or people prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or fit short conversations into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible around work, caregiving, or school.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does this therapist address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, career shifts, and related issues.
How would sessions feel and what approach is used?
Sessions are collaborative and client-centered. She listens first, helps set goals, and uses narrative, attachment, and cognitive behavioral ideas to guide practical change.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has around 10 years of experience working in community settings, providing individual and group work, care coordination, and services for people involved with social services and foster care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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