Elana is a warm, empathic, and compassionate licensed mental health counselor who believes that everyone has inherent worth and the tools to enact meaningful change in their lives. Elana uses humor, curiosity, and unconditional positive regard to facilitate a safe, supportive, and affirming space to foster growth and self-discovery in the therapeutic process.
Elana brings over a decade of experience working in community mental health and schools, specializing in helping children, teens, and young adults navigate the challenges of growing up—whether it’s managing anxiety, building confidence, understanding and accepting who they are, or finding direction. Elana is also deeply passionate about supporting parents and caregivers navigating the core-shaking yet beautiful journey of parenthood by breaking generational cycles and strengthening their own regulation and confidence in raising little humans.
Her approach integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solutions-Focused Therapy, Integrative Family Therapy, and a strengths-based lens to foster growth, self-awareness, clarity, and resilience.
In her free time, you can usually find Elana bringing her son to the train store on Mass Ave (again), falling asleep on the couch while watching TV, swishing around an iced coffee, and going on walks in a desperate attempt to reach 10,000 steps.
