About Alena
Alena Kaldunski welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about next steps. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can talk through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, or questions about identity.
Background and approach
Alena is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed in California, with six years of counseling experience. She treats sessions as a cooperative effort.
Alena starts by asking what matters most to the client and what they hope to change. She helps people notice strengths they already have and builds small, practical steps from there.
Her style mixes gentle teaching with reframing. That means she will offer new ways to look at patterns, share simple skills to try between sessions, and check in on what helps most.
Conversations stay direct and down-to-earth rather than filled with jargon. Alena has experience supporting people dealing with depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and low self-esteem.
She also works with concerns around parenting, family dynamics, career stress, anger, and coping with life changes. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair a person with her and then appointments are scheduled based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Alena commonly uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and clearer thinking. One approach is skill-based learning, where she teaches manageable coping tools for stress, anxiety, and anger. These skills are straightforward and meant to be practiced between sessions to build momentum.Another common element is cognitive reframing, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different perspectives. This method can reduce overwhelm and improve decision-making about relationships, work, and parenting. Both approaches aim to move toward small, realistic goals rather than quick fixes.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust techniques over time. Clients and therapist decide together which steps feel most useful and sustainable.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation from wherever they are, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins and support between appointments. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, childcare, or other commitments while keeping therapy consistent.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English