- Trauma-informed care
- Cognitive behavioural tools
- First responder insight
About Alana
Alana Russell is a counsellor with seven years' experience who uses trauma-informed care and cognitive behavioural techniques. She focuses on practical steps people can take to reduce anxiety and manage stressful work and life situations. Alana sees panic disorder and panic attacks among the issues she helps people with, alongside depression, trauma and compassion fatigue.
Alana has worked closely with first responders, veterans and other frontline professionals. She draws on both professional and personal insight into those roles to understand common pressures. This helps her recognise how work stress and traumatic events can affect everyday life and relationships.
Sessions centre on strengths and solutions. Alana helps people identify small changes that make a real difference. She uses cognitive behavioural methods to look at thinking patterns and coping skills, and trauma-informed care to make sure work proceeds at a pace that feels safe.
Her practice also covers parenting, pregnancy and childbirth related worries, postpartum depression, and workplace stress. She assists people dealing with guilt, shame, attachment or control issues, and with transitions such as divorce and separation.
Alana works with people to set clear goals and track progress. She aims to make sessions practical and down to earth, with tools to use between appointments. If someone wants to start, she encourages a short initial conversation to see if her approach fits their needs.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Alana uses trauma-informed care and cognitive behavioural techniques as core approaches. Trauma-informed care means recognising the effects of past harm and moving at a pace the person can manage; it helps when anxiety or traumatic memories get triggered. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thinking and practising new ways of responding to anxiety, panic and stress so people can regain control of daily tasks.Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods suit their situation and goals. That choice can shift as therapy progresses and as practical needs change, and the counsellor will check in about what is working and what is not.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. For people managing panic, remote sessions can be a way to practise coping strategies between appointments while keeping therapy part of a normal routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?
This counsellor works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and compassion fatigue, and also lists panic disorder and panic attacks among focus areas.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Sessions are trauma-informed and strengths-based with a focus on practical solutions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to change thinking patterns and build coping skills.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including frontline and veteran issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
The counsellor holds AASW as a credential and practises in Australia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
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 therapy with this counsellor?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.