- Trauma-aware approach
- Mindfulness practices
- Attachment focus
About Alana
Alana Black is a counsellor who trained in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. She has four years of professional experience across the charity sector, the public health service and private practice. Alana presents a calm, non-judgemental manner and aims to support people taking early steps towards change.
Alana uses a trauma-informed, integrative way of working that draws on trauma therapies, mindfulness and attachment ideas. She meets each person where they are and adapts sessions to suit individual needs. This can include looking at patterns in relationships, managing anxiety, or addressing low self-esteem and perfectionism.
Her background includes work with younger adults facing stress, depression, feelings of being stuck and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with separation, codependency concerns, abandonment or attachment issues. In practice she helps people talk through emotions and notice how past experiences shape current choices.
Sessions tend to focus on practical steps and greater self-understanding. Alana uses gentle mindfulness exercises, attention to relationship patterns, and trauma-aware listening to help people build new ways of coping. She encourages small changes that fit into everyday life.
If you are weighing up whether to start, Alana invites you to take the first step by completing the site's matching process. From there you can schedule a first session and discuss goals, pace and preferred ways of working.
Approaches and what online therapy can offer
Alana works from a trauma-informed integrative perspective that blends trauma therapies with mindfulness and attachment-informed ideas. Trauma-informed approaches focus on recognising how past distress affects present feeling and behaviour, and aim to create a steady pace for working through difficult memories or reactions. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to notice thoughts and physical sensations, which can help reduce overwhelming anxiety and improve emotional regulation. Attachment-informed work looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current bonds, helping people make different choices in relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will listen to your story, discuss goals and try different ways of working until you find what fits. This collaborative method helps match techniques to your needs and preferences rather than imposing a single model.
The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm how sessions are run before booking. Online therapy can offer practical benefits such as fitting sessions into a busy week, making it easier to maintain continuity of care, and allowing a quieter check-in when travel would be difficult. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need shorter, focused conversations during a break. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to help people keep therapy consistent with everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
Listed on profile
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem, and addresses relationship issues and coping with life changes.
How would sessions feel and what is her style?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental with practical steps and reflective listening. She adapts the pace and tools to each person's needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of professional experience working across charities, the public health service and in private practice.
What credentials and base does she have?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.