Alanna Kardon-Alkalay, LCSW

Alanna Kardon-Alkalay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 15 years of experience. She works with adults who seek help for anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship problems, parenting concerns, and stress-related issues including compassion fatigue and caregiver strain.

She has worked in agencies, schools, and an adult mental health day program before focusing more on private practice. That background means she is familiar with preventive services, school-related supports, and adult outpatient needs. Much of her private work has involved depression, anxiety, eating concerns, trauma and abuse, and challenges around intimacy and family ties.

Alanna trained at Fordham University for her master’s degree, where she gained clinical experience in individual counseling and family systems. She often uses cognitive behavioral therapy as part of her sessions and combines it with client-centered and narrative approaches. She draws on psychodynamic ideas when helpful to understand patterns rooted in family of origin and attachment.

Sessions are practical and goal-oriented. She helps people name patterns, test new ways of relating, and practice skills such as boundary setting, emotion regulation, and mindful attention. Treatment plans are created with input from the person and are revised as needs change.

She emphasizes respect for each person’s story and ethical practice consistent with her LCSW credential. Alanna encourages using mindfulness or simple grounding practices when helpful, and she works with clients to find what feels most useful in daily life.

How her approaches translate to online work