About
FIND CLARITY THROUGH STILLNESS
Mindful Therapy & Holistic Healing
Hello, I’m Alana. I’m a counsellor based in Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast, supporting adults to reconnect with themselves, release what no longer serves them, and find ease, balance, and joy in life.
I offer a calm, safe, and welcoming space where you can explore your emotions, reflect on your patterns, and build resilience at your own pace. Whether you’re navigating grief, anxiety, trauma, or life transitions, I’m here to guide you with clarity and compassion.
A PATH SHAPED BY EXPERIENCE
My Background
My journey began in unexpected places — teaching English in Thailand, studying and teaching yoga, and guiding wellness retreats in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Hawaii. I have extensive time in India undergoing Ayurvedic treatment and further studying. Over time, I felt drawn to deeper listening and sustained therapeutic work: to sit with others not only in moments of stillness that yoga classes offered, but through the tender, personal and often complex process of understanding ourselves, our patterns, and our ways of becoming and of letting go of pain.
What started as an interest in natural medicine and movement blossomed into a calling: to walk alongside others not only in times of ease, but also through the vulnerable terrain of healing. To be a companion in the quiet work of remembering, not who we should be, fixing, needing to change any part of ourselves, or any kind of diagnosing, but bringing attention toward our innate strengths and who we already are beneath the noise.
I hold a Bachelor of Counselling from the University of the Sunshine Coast and am a current member of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Alongside this I have had immersive studies in Ayurveda and yoga.
GENTLE, GROUNDED SUPPORT
An Integrative Approach
My work draws from established therapeutic approaches, shaped to meet you where you are.
Evidence-Based Foundations
I draw on therapies such as narrative therapy, Internal Family Systems, and ACT-informed approaches. These frameworks provide structure and clarity while honouring your individual experience.
Trauma-Informed & Strength-Based
My work is trauma-informed and strength-based. I view coping patterns as intelligent responses shaped by life experience. Together, we approach them with curiosity rather than judgment.
Mindfulness & Meaning
Where helpful, we integrate mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and body-aware practices. If it feels aligned for you, we can also explore meaning or spirituality in a grounded and respectful way.
Sessions are shaped around you, supporting growth at a pace that feels steady and sustainable.
Outside the Therapy Room
You’ll usually find me near the sea — surfing, walking the shoreline, practicing or teaching yoga, cooking slow meals, reading, or curled up with my cat. These simple rituals ground me and help me show up to my work with presence and care.
HOW I HOLD THIS WORK
PHILOSOPHY & VALUES
My philosophy centers on creating a space where everyone feels seen, supported, and empowered. Healing is not just about managing symptoms — it’s about reconnecting with your whole self. Counselling is not only about reflection or insight—it’s about connection, mindfulness, and growth.
You are more than what you’re struggling with. Mind, body, emotions, and meaning are deeply intertwined, and our work reflects this. Even the parts that feel stuck, anxious, or protective developed in service of you. My role is not to fix or change, or tell you what to do you, but to walk beside you — offering steadiness, a mirror, curiosity, and care as you reconnect with yourself at your own pace. In this space, every part of you is welcome.
Compassion for Every Journey
Every therapeutic journey is unique. I honour where you are today. My approach is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and gentle awareness. Our work turns toward compassion over correction, and understanding — meeting patterns, protective parts, and past experiences with curiosity and care.
Safety & Attuned Presence
I believe that healing begins within — and grows in the presence of understanding and safe connection. Each person carries an inner wisdom, even if it feels hidden or far away.
Lasting change happens when we feel safe enough to soften. I offer a calm, grounded space where your nervous system can settle and your story can unfold without pressure or judgment.
Whole-Person Care
You are more than what you’re struggling with. Mind, body, emotions, and meaning are deeply intertwined, and our work reflects this.
As a trauma-informed counsellor, I don’t see coping patterns as flaws but as intelligent survival responses shaped by life experience. Together, we approach these patterns with gentle awareness and curiosity rather than judgment. I draw on evidence-based and integrative therapies, weaving in mindfulness and gentle, body-aware practices that support nervous system regulation — creating the safety needed for new ways of being to emerge in a grounded and sustainable way.
“Alana is a tertiary trained communicator and counsellor. She is also highly intuitive, deeply empathic and able to draw from a diverse range of life experiences. I’m very comfortable recommending her to any potential client.””
WAYS WE CAN WORK TOGETHER
Explore My Services
Individual Counselling
Trauma-informed therapy tailored to your unique needs, helping you process emotions and reconnect to joy.
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Group Counselling
Experience a supportive and closed group space to find togetherness in vulnerability, processing emotion and building trust and resilience.
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Yoga & Ayurvedic Consultations
Experience a supportive and closed group space to find togetherness in vulnerability, processing emotion and building trust and resilience.
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Collaborations
I collaborate with wellbeing partners and publications, contributing articles on emotional wellbeing and quarterly pieces to a local magazine. I am also available to facilitate emotional wellbeing workshops.
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WHEN YOU’RE READY
A Space to Begin
You don’t need to have it all figured out — none of us do. If something inside you is seeking space or support, I would be honoured to walk alongside you, offering clarity and calm, compassionate guidance. My hope is that you feel truly seen, heard, and understood.