Alana is a master’s candidate in Counselling Psychology at Simon Fraser University, working with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and the unique dynamics of neurodivergence — including neurodivergent individuals and couples, and families raising neurodivergent children. Her approach is rooted in the belief that each person is the expert in their own experience; healing and growth happen when people feel safe, understood, and met without judgment. Drawing on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT/EFIT), attachment theory, and a trauma-informed lens, Alana helps clients slow down, make sense of their emotional patterns, and build more secure connections — both with themselves and the people they love.

Before entering her graduate program, Alana spent years in psychological research focused on child development and neurodivergence, particularly autism and ADHD. That background gives her a grounded, informed perspective on neurodivergent experience that she brings directly into the therapy room, especially when working with mixed-neurotype couples or families. Outside of her studies and client work, Alana can usually be found on her yoga mat, walking her border collies, or playing board games with her kids — practices that keep her own nervous system regulated and remind her why connection, presence, and play matter.