Jana Gumley, LCSW

Jana Gumley is an Alaska-licensed clinical social worker who focuses on common and painful struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage difficult feelings and navigate life changes. Jana brings a warm, down-to-earth presence to sessions so people can feel comfortable talking about hard topics.

She has four years of clinical experience and has supported people through trauma, substance use concerns, relationship problems, and adjustment difficulties. Her work often addresses issues such as self-esteem, eating and body-image concerns, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. Jana pays attention to how past attachments and early losses shape current patterns.

Her approach is collaborative and individualized. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas and client-centered ways of listening to understand what matters most to each person.

Jana integrates other tools when helpful, including mindfulness practices and eye movement desensitization approaches for trauma processing. She aims to keep things practical in session, offering small experiments, breathing and grounding techniques, and steps people can try between meetings.

People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or messaging. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and scheduling follows based on therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Jana uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes that can reduce anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on practical tools and short experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach is useful when someone wants to understand repeating relationship difficulties or fears of abandonment.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Jana collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. The process is steady and conversational, with attention to what the person needs right now.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, written reflection, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy or changing lives.