Alanna Higgins

Compassionate, skill-focused therapy for everyday challenges

LCSW Pennsylvania

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages: English

About Alanna

Alanna Higgins brings a decade of clinical experience to her practice and holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential (LCSW).

Background and approach

She practices in Pennsylvania and draws on a range of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career transitions, depression, and compassion fatigue. Her approach recognizes each person as the authority on their own life and emphasizes building on existing strengths to address current struggles.

Alanna frames therapy as a collaborative process that begins with a courageous first step.

She blends practical skill-building with reflective exploration to tackle concerns such as motivation, confidence, and work-related challenges, while also offering support for a broader set of issues including adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, trauma-related symptoms, OCD-related obsessions and compulsions, and relational wounds like infidelity or jealousy.

Her practice aims to meet clients where they are and to tailor interventions to individual goals and circumstances.

Approach-Focused Care Through Online Sessions

Alanna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and work-related stress. She also draws on EMDR for trauma-focused work, using guided bilateral stimulation alongside processing techniques to address distressing memories and their emotional impacts.

Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist approaches this collaboratively. She works with each person to explore which strategies feel most helpful based on their goals, current difficulties, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility for busy schedules or those who prefer remote care. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of sessions and integrate therapeutic skills into daily life while allowing the therapist to tailor pacing and communication style to each client's needs.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist often address?

Common areas of focus include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, and compassion fatigue, along with additional concerns such as adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and OCD-related symptoms.

What is the therapeutic style and approach used?

The practice uses evidence-informed approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and integrates skills-based work, mindfulness, trauma-focused methods, and motivational interviewing to support problem solving and emotional regulation.

How much experience does the clinician have?

The therapist has 10 years of professional experience working with a variety of common and complex concerns.

Where is the therapist licensed and located?

The clinician is an LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania with the license details PA LCSW CW019847 and DE LCSW Q1-0012240, and practices out of Pennsylvania.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available for online work?

Clients can connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesControl issuesEmptinessForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware

Languages

English