Alana Sully, ACA

Alana Sully is a counsellor in Australia with more than six years of professional experience supporting people through a range of life challenges. She has worked with individuals facing stress and anxiety, addictions, grief and loss, and major life transitions, and has also provided support for carers, suicide prevention, disaster recovery and broader mental health needs.

Her practice is grounded in respect, sensitivity and compassion, and she adapts sessions to suit each person’s unique goals and circumstances. Alana focuses on helping clients develop practical coping strategies and clearer direction during difficult periods, with an emphasis on collaboration and individual strengths. She lists ACA among her credentials and brings a calm, patient approach to therapy. Alana acknowledges that taking the first step to seek help requires courage and affirms clients for reaching out to begin that process.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online

Alana commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centred Therapy. ACT helps people notice unhelpful patterns of thought and behaviour and focus on values-based action, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and navigating major life changes. CBT offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns and is frequently used for anxiety, depression and coping with challenging situations. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy and a non-judgemental therapeutic relationship, supporting people to explore their feelings and find their own solutions for issues like grief, low self-esteem and life direction.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Alana works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences. Sessions can combine techniques and adapt over time so that the approach evolves with the client.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. When working with appropriately qualified or registered professionals, these formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving and geographic constraints while maintaining a consistent, ongoing therapeutic relationship.