Alanna Kardon-Alkalay

Alanna Kardon-Alkalay is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings 15 years of experience across agencies, schools, and private practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and anger. Alanna meets clients where they are and focuses on practical steps they can use between sessions.

Her background includes work in preventive services with children and families and counseling in an adult mental health day program, as well as supporting student needs in a New York public school system. Much of her private practice has focused on adults seeking help for relationships, parenting concerns, eating issues, trauma, and grief.

Alanna earned her Master’s degree at Fordham University in Tarrytown, New York, where she trained in individual counseling and family systems. She commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and also draws on humanistic and integrative ideas. Sessions are collaborative and tailored into an individualized plan that changes as needs evolve.

Trust and ethical practice guide her work, and she emphasizes mindfulness to help people connect with the present. Mindfulness may include meditation or nature-based practices, depending on what fits each person. Alanna helps clients name their goals and uses their existing strengths to support steady progress.

Parents and adults looking for a clear, steady approach to emotional and behavioral concerns often seek her out. She focuses on practical tools, steady listening, and working together to make changes that matter in daily life.

How Alanna Uses Talk Work and Mindfulness Online

Alanna often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Client-centered work means she follows a person’s lead, listens closely, and helps them make sense of their own story. Cognitive behavioral work focuses on practical skills to reduce symptoms like anxiety or anger and to build better day-to-day routines.

She also uses mindfulness-based ideas to help people notice the present moment and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness practice can be brief and practical, such as short breathing exercises, or more involved like guided meditation when that fits a person’s needs.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each client to decide which methods feel most useful based on goals, history, and what feels comfortable. Treatment plans are adjusted as progress and life circumstances change.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Many people find online therapy helpful because it can fit into busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and styling of sessions during the initial matching process to find what best fits everyday life.