Works with
- Anger
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
How Alana works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alana
Alana Gottler is a licensed social worker in Michigan with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, anger, and ADHD. Alana aims to listen carefully and respond with respect and sensitivity.
Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She works with each person to shape conversations and a plan that fit their life. Sessions are meant to be a place to talk through hard moments and practice workable skills.
Background and approach
Alana often supports people dealing with attachment issues, body image concerns, control struggles, and forgiveness. She also addresses pregnancy and childbirth challenges, post-traumatic stress, sexuality, self-love, and women’s issues. Her approach centers on clear, practical steps rather than jargon.
People seeking help for anger management will find an emphasis on understanding triggers and building alternative responses. For parents she focuses on concrete strategies that can reduce household stress and improve interactions with children. She encourages a pace that feels manageable.
If you’re nervous about beginning therapy, she recognizes that first step and aims to make scheduling and the first sessions simple and predictable.
What Alana works with
Everything Alana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alana's practice.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Alana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and understanding. One common approach she applies helps people identify patterns that trigger anger and practice different responses. This method teaches concrete coping skills and breathing or grounding steps to try when emotions rise.Another approach centers on addressing trauma and its effects. It includes stabilizing strategies, techniques to reduce reactivity, and ways to rebuild a sense of safety and control in daily life. This work often pairs skill-building with talking through past experiences at a pace that feels manageable.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She discusses options with each person, weighing goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they refine the plan as progress is made and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone calls use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or choose shorter, more frequent touchpoints. These options help make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, family, and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Alana
What kinds of problems does this therapist help with?
She helps people with family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, anger, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include attachment, body image, control issues, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, sexuality, and women’s issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and compassionate with an emphasis on practical steps. Conversations and plans are tailored to each person’s situation and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional work experience as a licensed social worker. That background includes supporting people with the specific concerns listed above.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in Michigan as an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker. Her practice is based in Michigan.
Can I work with her if I live in another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients. Work is provided to people located where Michigan licensure applies.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and needs.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and the subscription model used by the service. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.