Alana Gottler , LMSW

Alana Gottler is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 6 years of professional experience. She works with individuals and families facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, anger management, and ADHD, and also offers support for attachment issues, body image concerns, control issues, forgiveness, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, sexuality, and women's issues.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to match each client’s unique situation and goals. Her practice emphasizes listening carefully to understand what matters most to the client, then building practical strategies and steps that fit the client’s life and values. Alana recognizes that starting therapy can take courage and affirms the decision to seek help as an important first step.

As an LMSW, she brings social work training and clinical experience to help clients navigate relational patterns, process difficult experiences, and develop skills for managing emotions and daily challenges. Her style blends empathy with structured support to help clients move toward clearer relationships, improved regulation, and greater self-understanding.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Accessible Online Care

Alana Gottler uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address both immediate coping needs and deeper relational or trauma-related concerns. One common focus is skills-based work that helps clients develop practical tools for managing emotions, reducing anger, improving parenting strategies, and addressing attention-related challenges; this type of work emphasizes concrete strategies and practice to make daily life more manageable. Another emphasis is on processing and contextualizing past experiences that contribute to trauma, attachment challenges, and body image or self-love issues; this approach helps clients make sense of patterns and build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alana collaborates with each client to identify techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She adapts pace and methods over time so the plan reflects what works best for the client.

Online therapy with Alana is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling more flexible and reduce travel time. These options allow therapists and clients to connect in ways that suit busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility needs while maintaining regular, focused therapeutic work with a licensed professional.