Alanna Kardon-Alkalay, LCSW

Alanna Kardon-Alkalay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with 15 years of experience in agency, school, and private practice settings. She has delivered preventive services to children and families, provided counseling in an adult mental health day program, and held a contract with a New York public school system to support student needs.

Her private practice work has largely focused on adults seeking help for depression, anxiety, ADHD, eating disorders, relationship concerns, and parenting challenges. She has also supported individuals affected by post-traumatic stress, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. These varied roles have informed a flexible approach to treatment and an ability to work across developmental stages and family contexts.

Alanna earned her Master of Social Work at Fordham University in Tarrytown, NY, where she received clinical training in individual counseling and family systems. She frequently employs cognitive-behavioral techniques and incorporates mindfulness practices to help clients engage with the present moment. She is also experienced with and open to humanistic and integrative methods, and she values the personal narrative each client brings to therapy.

Therapeutic work is tailored collaboratively, with individualized treatment plans created and adjusted in partnership with each client as needs and life circumstances change. She emphasizes the ethical principles of dignity and integrity, and she strives to create a respectful space for exploration and growth. Alanna supports clients in building on existing strengths to pursue the personal development they seek. She is not currently accepting new clients.