Alana

Alana Sham

Registered Psychotherapist

“Attachment-based & trauma-informed therapist. Specializes in working with individuals, children, couples, and families. Supports clients of all ages, including 2-year-olds, with various challenges. Emphasizes communication and empowering clients. Visit our website for a free 15-min consultation!”

About Me

As an attachment-based and trauma-informed therapist, I guide individuals, children, couples, and families. My approach helps clients of all ages, even two-year-olds, make sense of challenging experiences. We focus on open communication, building skills to understand emotions and empower you towards lasting change. I aim to create a truly safe space for healing and growth.

Approach

Grounded in attachment awareness and trauma-sensitive care, my work focuses on how we repair connections and make sense of overwhelming experiences together. I offer sessions in Vaughan and online, in English and Cantonese, with the pace adjusted to match a child’s playfulness or an adult’s reflective rhythm. Sessions blend clear communication skills, emotion-regulation tools, and gentle processing—often paired with practical strategies to try between meetings—so partners, parents, and individuals can practice new patterns. Those seeking steadier emotions and healthier relationships tend to find this collaborative approach helpful.
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Basic Information

In-person & Online

Services

Services Offered:

  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Divorce Counseling

    Counselling for individuals or couples going through separation or divorce, addressing the emotional, practical, and relational dimensions.

  • Family Therapy

    A form of therapy that works with family members together to improve communication, resolve conflict, and strengthen relationships within the family system.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Free Consultation

    A no-cost initial session to meet the therapist, discuss needs, and decide whether they are the right fit before committing.

  • EMDR

    Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, a therapy that uses guided eye movements to help the brain process and integrate traumatic memories.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Couples
  • Individuals
  • Parents

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • PTSD

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition that develops after a traumatic event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness.

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  • Relationship Issues

    Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.

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  • Relationship Counseling

    Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Registered Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist who is formally registered with a regulatory body to provide psychotherapy.

Credentials

Registrations

College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)

Registered Psychotherapist

Registration: 008527

Qualifications

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

Yorkville University

Year: 2022

Service Areas

Your Story Counselling Services

In-person & Online

Concord

Vaughan, Ontario

Canada

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Concord, Vaughan, Canada