Jana Gumley, LCSW
Therapist in Alaska
Jana Gumley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Alaska who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and grief.
- Licensed inAlaska
- License138536
- NPI 1992281752
- Experience4+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Jana
Jana Gumley is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Alaska who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and grief. She also supports people managing eating and body image concerns, chronic illness or pain, and career or life-change challenges. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth.
Jana aims to make people feel accepted so they can talk about hard things without judgment. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that cause distress and on practical steps to change what isn’t working.
Background and approach
Jana uses a mix of methods depending on what a person needs. That can include attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and increase calm. She also draws on EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate for the person.
She brings four years of clinical experience and an easy, compassionate manner to sessions. Jana listens carefully, asks clear questions, and works with each person to set realistic goals they can track between meetings. People who choose her often want straightforward tools and steady support during difficult changes.
Jana encourages small, practical steps so progress feels manageable. If someone wants a therapist who is calm, direct, and attuned to attachment and trauma concerns, she may be a good fit.
Credentials
- LCSW (Alaska)
- License 138536 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1992281752 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jana names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment-informed and CBT approaches work online
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can use these ideas to notice how people relate, respond, and get triggered, then practice new ways of connecting and self-soothing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and test small experiments to change them; CBT skills translate well to video or phone sessions and to short written exercises between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used as part of trauma work when appropriate, with pacing adjusted to the online setting and the client's comfort.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose which methods to try based on goals, history, and preferences. That plan can be adjusted over time as progress is reviewed and new needs appear.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access from different locations. Video calls let you work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coping plans, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of care while using the therapeutic approaches that best fit each person.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, chronic pain or illness, substance use, and related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, down-to-earth, and approachable. She focuses on acceptance and practical steps so people can talk openly and make change at a manageable pace.
What kinds of methods does she use in sessions?
She tailors treatment and draws from approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, and Mindfulness Therapy depending on the person’s needs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the credential LCSW and practices from Alaska.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
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