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Alana Jones

Alana Jones, LMFT

Therapist in California

Calm guidance for everyday challenges

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10 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Strengths focused
  • Practical tools
  • Collaborative care

About Alana

Alana Jones is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting challenges, and self esteem. She works with clients facing grief, anger, addiction concerns, ADHD, career shifts, and life changes. Her tone is straightforward and supportive, aiming to create a collaborative relationship where the client guides the goals of therapy.

Alana uses a client-centered outlook that keeps the person in the driver's seat of their own work. She draws attention to strengths and practical steps people can use right away. Sessions often focus on building trust, identifying small changes, and improving everyday coping skills.

With ten years of experience, she has worked in a range of settings that included schools, social services, and community mental health programs. That background informs a flexible, problem-solving approach to common life stresses and trauma-related concerns.

Alana integrates methods such as attachment-based techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused ideas, and EMDR when appropriate. She adapts the mix of methods to each person’s needs and adjusts plans as progress is made.

Her style is collaborative, practical, and hopeful. Alana aims to listen carefully, validate what people bring, and help them make decisions that improve daily life and relationships.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape how people connect and feel safe. Online sessions using this approach often look at patterns in relationships and build new ways to respond and repair. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thinking and testing small behavior changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when practical steps and exercises are needed. EMDR uses a structured process to address memories linked to trauma and can reduce the intensity of distress tied to those memories.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That discussion guides whether attachment ideas, CBT tools, EMDR, or a mix of methods will be used in sessions.

Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking so you know how she offers care. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, allow check-ins during short breaks, and remove commute time. Phone sessions can be a good choice when lower bandwidth or no video is preferred, while video sessions allow face-to-face interaction when helpful. The therapist will help tailor the practical setup to match a client’s schedule and needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressPost-traumatic stress

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, anger, addictions, self esteem struggles, career changes, and ADHD.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is client-centered and collaborative, emphasizing strengths, listening, and practical steps to address daily problems.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working in clinical and community settings with a wide range of presenting concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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