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Alana Garton

Clinical Psychologist

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Alana is a clinical psychologist who is dedicated to working with children, adolescents, and parents, who are negotiating challenging circumstances, emotional upheaval, and difficult behaviors. Alana believes in providing holistic, collaborative, evidence-based psychological support, and using creative strategies that are tailored to you. She particularly enjoys forming an understanding of a person’s unique nature and environment, and collaborating with them and their families so they can combat challenges, reach goals, and get more out of life. Alana has received formal training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Parent Management Training (PMT), child protection, and cognitive assessment. She is familiar with a range of parenting programs including Triple P, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and 1,2,3 Magic. She has also received introductory training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Integrated CBT (MiCBT), and Schema Therapy. Alana is passionate about intervening early, increasing awareness, building skills, and advocating for those she works with. She is constantly humbled by the opportunities to be invited into another’s world, and awed by the courage and progress that can be achieved in spite of great hurdles.

Alana can help with:

  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Emotion regulation difficulties
  • Adjustment to parenting
  • Conduct difficulties
  • Anger and angry outbursts
  • Attachment challenges
  • Parenting stress
  • Low mood and depression
  • Social skills difficulties
  • Perinatal mental health

Education & Experience

Alana has completed a Master of Clinical Psychology at the University of Technology Sydney and is endorsed by the Psychology Board of Australia as a clinical psychologist. She is undertaking specialised training in Schema Therapy, which is an attachment based trauma therapy for adults with longstanding patterns of mental health and relationship difficulties, including chronic depression, mood instability (frequent highs and lows), overwhelming and debilitating self-criticism, addictive behaviours and chronic avoidance. Alana has a background in research at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the University of Wollongong. Alana also enjoys being involved with the ChAMPS multidisciplinary assessment team for children with develepmental concerns or neurodiverse conditions such as Autism and ADHD. She provides individual assessments for ADHD and learning differences (such as dyslexia) and provides ongoing support and intervention for all associated difficulties that children might experience. Working closely with parents from an attachment framework is important to Alana as this provides people with the foundational elements for building and maintaining good healthy relationships.

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