Alana C. Smith, LCSW, LCDC
Your Healing is my Priority
In my work I am committed to supporting you to make lasting, transformational changes in your life. In addition to working with addictions, both early and long-term recovery,
my expertise is in working with clients impacted by addiction and addressing the specific trauma responses (family of origin work and inter-generational trauma). My work with clients goes beyond typical 'Codependency' issues, to address the mental and emotional aspects of healing and lasting change. A licensed mental health and addiction psychotherapist since 2006, I am clinically trained in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Coherence Therapy, and Bowen Family Systems Theory. My passion is to move you, your relationships and family beyond merely learning tools and skills. True change comes from transformational healing. My approach has proven to accelerate the healing process of my clients, transforming their insights and awareness into definable and lasting change.
A NEW APPROACH TO HEALING
My clinical training in AEDP, Coherence Therapy and Bowen Systems Theory addresses the mental, emotional, and relational markers for family and relationship healing. My approach incorporates emotion wellness, relationship science, and tangible applications for shifts in thinking for lasting healing.
Your Healing
Addiction & Healing
Addiction & Healing
To have mental and emotional health, we need a clearer sense of who we are—especially under stress in our relationships.
Stress and anxiety can pull us into old, automatic patterns that work against our healing and the quality of relationships we want.
Healing begins when we notice our emotions, thoughts, and reactions with more awareness
To have mental and emotional health, we need a clearer sense of who we are—especially under stress in our relationships.
Stress and anxiety can pull us into old, automatic patterns that work against our healing and the quality of relationships we want.
Healing begins when we notice our emotions, thoughts, and reactions with more awareness, and learn what helps us stay grounded rather than swept away with anxiety.
As we grow in clarity about ourselves, we gain the confidence to respond with intention. This reduces reactivity, steadies our relationships, and allows us to show up as our more authentic self.
Healing isn’t about eliminating stressors or difficult relationships—it’s about developing the clarity and confidence to meet life’s challenges with steadiness and choice.
Addiction & Healing
Addiction & Healing
Addiction & Healing
Where do your conceptions about addiction come from?
Misunderstandings about addiction often become major barriers to both personal recovery and supporting a loved one's recovery.
Clarity about what causes addiction versus what increases risk is essential. This understanding helps families and individuals move beyond blame, confusion, an
Where do your conceptions about addiction come from?
Misunderstandings about addiction often become major barriers to both personal recovery and supporting a loved one's recovery.
Clarity about what causes addiction versus what increases risk is essential. This understanding helps families and individuals move beyond blame, confusion, and ineffective strategies.
Addiction medicine, neuroscience, and an understanding of the systemic nature of relationships all offer crucial insights into how addiction develops and what truly supports healing. Recovery requires more than removing substances—it involves restoring wellbeing on multiple levels: mental, emotional, psychological, relational, and spiritual.
When people understand the full picture of addiction, they’re better equipped to engage in recovery with steadiness, compassion, and effective tools.
Family Healing
Addiction & Healing
Family Healing
Families healing from addiction, trauma, or mental health challenges need more than labels or quick advice.
Calling families “codependent” or telling them to “just focus on yourself” overlooks the reality that caring deeply for a struggling loved one is human. The issue isn’t one's care or love—it’s not having a clear framework for how to
Families healing from addiction, trauma, or mental health challenges need more than labels or quick advice.
Calling families “codependent” or telling them to “just focus on yourself” overlooks the reality that caring deeply for a struggling loved one is human. The issue isn’t one's care or love—it’s not having a clear framework for how to care effectively.
Families don’t need “tough love.”
They need new perspectives, grounded guidance, and practical tools that genuinely support healing.
When healing is rooted in the science of how relationships and stress operate, families gain a roadmap to understand their emotions, clarify their perspective, and support their loved one with greater steadiness and intention.
This approach strengthens the whole family by bringing more clarity, confidence, and connection to the healing process.
Contact Me About my practice
This website uses cookies.
We use cookies to analyze website traffic and optimize your website experience. By accepting our use of cookies, your data will be aggregated with all other user data.
