Meet Your Therapist
My name is Alana Winnert and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working from a trauma-informed lens. I’m trained in a variety of therapeutic styles and have been practicing clinical social work for seven years. I aim to provide my clients a safe, non-judgmental, supportive, inclusive and confidential setting.
My Training Includes
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Collaborations with the Natural World
This immersive 5-day training focused on learning nature-based interventions to be incorporated into the outpatient mental health setting in a safe, effective and unique way.
Trained at:
The Somatic Nature Therapy Institute
Located in Boulder, Colorado
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR is an evidence-based integrative psychotherapy intervention that helps with reprocessing and healing trauma, PTSD symptoms, and persistent negative beliefs about the self.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Nature-Based Parts Work Training
This immersive 5-day training focused on building a solid understanding of the innate function of our inner parts and a roadmap for identifying these parts, as well as inspiration for doing this work in the natural world.
Trained at:
The Somatic Nature Therapy Institute
Located in Boulder, Colorado
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Multisystemic Therapy Intensive Training
MST is an intensive family and community based treatment program that addresses all environments that impact high-risk youth, including the youths home, family, school, teachers, coaches, neighborhood and friends.
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Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
TF-CBT is an evidence-based treatment that helps children, adolescents and their parents overcome the negative effects of trauma.
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Integrated Mental Health Addictions Treatment
This certificate enables providers to treat and implement evidence-based treatment for people with co-occuring mental health and substance use disorders, including tobacco dependence.
My Education and Licenses
Masters in Social Work (MSW)
University at Buffalo Graduate School of Social Work
May 2016
Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
December 2016
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
November 2021
In The Media
‘Am I A Bad Therapist” Podcast- Sober Curious
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