Works with
How Alena works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Alena
Alena Kaldunski is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. She offers a calm, collaborative approach for people dealing with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family worries, ADHD, grief, parenting strain, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, bipolar challenges, and coping with life changes. She speaks English and brings six years of clinical experience to sessions.
Alena sees therapy as a cooperative effort. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be practical and conversational. She uses straightforward education and reframing to help people shift unhelpful patterns. Her work emphasizes understanding values and assumptions that shape decisions and feelings.
She guides clients to notice automatic reactions and try alternative responses. This can be useful when managing anger, daily stress, or relationship conflict. Alena holds a master’s degree in Counseling and is licensed in California as an LMFT.
She offers multiple online session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Costs vary with location and subscriptions can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session according to therapist availability.
That initial step helps match goals and preferences before work begins.
What Alena works with
Everything Alena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Alena's practice.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Alena works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on helping people change how they respond to strong emotions and stressful situations. One common approach is skills-based reframing, which teaches concrete ways to notice automatic thoughts and try different interpretations to reduce heat in the moment. This can help with anger, anxiety, and daily stress.Another useful method she emphasizes is values-based exploration, where the therapist helps a person identify what matters most and use those values to guide choices and behavior. That approach is often helpful for people facing career decisions, relationship strain, or life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client will review concerns, goals, and preferences and decide which techniques to try. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust course if something isn’t a good fit.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that is helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or choose a format that feels more comfortable than being on camera. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Alena
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, self-esteem, career changes, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapy style like?
The approach blends education and reframing with open conversation. Sessions are interactive and focus on identifying strengths and practical ways to shift patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working in counseling and mental health therapy.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds a master’s degree in Counseling and is licensed as an LMFT in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she practices with clients located in California.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.