
Alpana Lakshmi
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
Carl Jung
MS., LMFT, LPC
Alpana brings a warm, empathetic approach to her work as a therapist, focusing on helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges with resilience and authenticity. Her journey into therapy began with a deeply personal realization: she found herself drawn to supporting others through life’s toughest moments because of her own experiences with anxiety and emotional struggles. Alpana understands firsthand how transformative it can be to have someone truly listen and guide you toward growth, and this inspired her to make a career out of helping others find their path.
Her practice focuses on individuals navigating anxiety, depression, and relationship stressors. Many of Alpana's clients are eager to move past the worry and spiraling thoughts that can feel so consuming. She specializes in exploring those fears, reframing them, and equipping her clients with day-to-day coping strategies that foster confidence and hope.
For children, Alpana brings creativity and play into her work by utilizing sand tray and play therapy techniques. She recognizes the importance of meeting children where they are and using imaginative approaches to help them process their emotions. Adolescents and clients with an inquisitive nature or playful spirit especially energize her practice, making each session dynamic and impactful.
Alpana is also trauma-informed and trained in EMDR therapy, which she uses to help clients work through anxiety, PTSD, shame, anger, and unresolved trauma. She incorporates attachment theory into her work, helping individuals understand how their attachment styles influence their relationships and self-esteem. Using evidence-based assessments and interventions, she provides her clients with practical tools to build sustainable progress.
Collaboration with families is at the heart of Alpana’s practice. She believes that involving parents and family members in the therapeutic process is crucial to creating lasting change. This holistic approach allows her to address the broader dynamics that may influence a client’s well-being.
What makes Alpana stand out is her genuine curiosity and passion for her work. She continuously invests in her own growth as a therapist, staying informed about the latest techniques and approaches to provide her clients with the best possible care. For Alpana, witnessing her clients set and achieve their goals, no matter how small, is a profoundly rewarding experience.
Alpana’s dedication to helping others is rooted in her belief that even the most sensitive and overwhelmed individuals can rediscover their strength and create a life filled with meaningful connections and authentic living. Together, she helps her clients turn their sensitivity into a strength, creating lives filled with hope, clarity, and purpose.
Certifications and Specialties
- Chronic Pain and Illness
- Depression and Anxiety
- LGBTQI Issues
- Pre-Marital and Marital Counseling
- Veterans
- Codependency Issues
- Drug & Alcohol Addiction
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD) /Victim Support
- Relationship Issues
- Women's Issues
- Couples Counseling
- Family Therapy
- PTSD & EMDR
- Trauma
Modalities
- Coaching
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Based (MBCT)
- Person- Centered
