- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Alana
Alana Gottler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with six years of professional experience. She focuses on practical support for parents and people managing family conflict, trauma, anger, and attention differences. Her approach is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients take manageable steps forward.
Alana believes conversations should be tailored to each person's situation. Sessions center on concrete strategies and honest talk rather than jargon.
Background and approach
She listens for what matters most to the client and adjusts pacing and topics to fit their needs. Her work often looks at how past hurts affect day-to-day relationships and parenting. She helps people name patterns like control issues, attachment concerns, and forgiveness struggles so those patterns can change.
She also supports people dealing with body image, sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth, and women's issues. Alana uses a collaborative style that mixes practical problem solving with emotional processing. She helps clients break big problems into smaller tasks, practice new responses, and reflect on what works.
The goal is improved confidence and clearer choices, not quick fixes. Clients typically meet through sessions that match their life rhythm, whether that means a video call, phone session, live chat, or text messaging. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's routine.
What Alana works with
Everything Alana lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alana helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Alana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world change. One common approach emphasizes skills-based work to manage anger and ADHD-related challenges, teaching concrete coping steps and routines to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Another approach explores how past trauma and attachment patterns shape current relationships, helping clients name those patterns and try new ways of relating.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about your goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together you will test strategies and adapt approaches so the work fits your life and parenting priorities.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet over video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions are useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, short reflections, or homework planning that fit between other responsibilities. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing family and work demands.
Questions people ask about Alana
What kinds of concerns can she help with?
She works with issues such as family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger, and ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, control issues, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, sexuality, and women's issues.
What is her therapy style like?
The style is practical and collaborative. Sessions emphasize straightforward conversation, problem solving, and emotional reflection tailored to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with related concerns in clinical settings. That background informs her hands-on approach to common parenting and family stressors.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds an LMSW credential and is licensed in Michigan. Sessions are provided to clients located within the scope of that licensure.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.
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