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Alana Dunn-Veloz

Marriage and Family Therapist
California

Accepts

Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Shield of California, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Magellan, Oxford (Optum), United Healthcare (Optum), and United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

Specializes in

Depression, Maternal Mental Health, PTSD, and Relationship Issues
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Great to meet you!

Alana Dunn has provided therapeutic services for 18 years and approaches her work with high empathy and transparency, which lend to a strong therapist/client relationship. Trust is key and humor comes at no extra charge :)


Alana started out working with Domestic Violence victims and their children, while simultaneously running the counties crisis line, then went on to work with adolescents. Further experience was gained at a non-profit and finally being in private practice.

A bit about my approach to therapy

Alana approaches therapy with curiosity, seeking to fully understand and for the client to feel fully understood. Alana uses CBT/DBT, mindfulness/meditation and psychoanalysis. In addition, TFCBT, Gottman, Family System, ERP and Brainspotting. Women's issues and postpartum/pregnancy are an important focus.

What you can expect from our first session

Client's are invited to therapy as a safe space where there is support and non judgement. Alana feels it is important for goals to be strength based versus focusing on the negative. These goals are revisited periodically to assess progress. Alana assesses progress through scaling, self-report and observed body language. Clients are encouraged and empowered throughout treatment, in order for success to continue.

Alana's style is

Empowering
Warm
Humorous

Insurance carriers Alana accepts

Aetna
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Shield of California
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Magellan
Oxford
United Healthcare
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage

More about Alana

MA (Master of Arts) at National University
License type: LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adolescents, Adults, and Seniors
More specialties: Substance Use / Addiction, Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, OCD, Family Issues, Stress, Women's Issues, and Trauma
Modalities: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Attachment Based, Psychodynamic, Motivational Interviewing, Brief Dynamic, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Positive Psychology, Exposure Response Prevention, Trauma Focused CBT, Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Structural Family, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Relational, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Behavior Modification, and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)