Alana Black

I am an integrative psychotherapist, trained in a number of therapeutic approaches.  How I work will depend on the client's individual needs.      

There are many reasons why we may seek the help of a therapist. Whatever your reason, therapy can offer the opportunity to overcome difficult feelings by helping you deepen your self-awareness, identify and challenge unhelpful patterns that may be keeping you feeling stuck, and to create fresh ways of moving forward. You can then actively and intentionally make choices to live more purposefully, with increased resilience and the ability to be more flexible in response to life’s unpredictability and uncertainty.

Engaging in therapy takes courage, compassion, honesty and trust. While at times it can be challenging, it is always respectful and collaborative. No matter what other useful and important things are offered in therapy, its effectiveness rests upon the relationship between client and therapist.  So it is important that we feel comfortable and willing to relate and engage with one another.    

An initial assessment session will allow us to discuss what is bringing you to therapy, your expectations, needs and how I may best be of help. This session can give us a feel for how we may work together. 

I am an integrative psychotherapist, trained in a number of therapeutic approaches.  How I work will depend on the client's individual needs.   

There are many reasons why we may seek the help of a therapist. Whatever your reason, therapy can offer the opportunity to overcome difficult feelings by helping you deepen your self-awareness, identify and challenge unhelpful patterns that may be keeping you feeling stuck, and to create fresh ways of moving forward. You can then actively and intentionally make choices to live more purposefully, with increased resilience and the ability to be more flexible in response to life’s unpredictability and uncertainty.

Engaging in therapy takes courage, compassion, honesty and trust. While at times it can be challenging, it is always respectful and collaborative. No matter what other useful and important things are offered in therapy, its effectiveness rests upon the relationship between client and therapist.  So it is important that we feel comfortable and willing to relate and engage with one another.  

An initial assessment session will allow us to discuss what is bringing you to therapy, your expectations, needs and how I may best be of help. This session can give us a feel for how we may work together.