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Gaileanne 'Alianna' Timmins

Gaileanne 'Alianna' Timmins

LCSW

Florida

Practical, values-based therapy for life changes

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Florida / SW25838
Experience
5 years
Languages
English
Location
Florida

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    • Motivation focused
    • Values centered
    • Warm and direct

    About Gaileanne

    Gaileanne 'Alianna' Timmins is a Florida-based licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with five years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, career shifts, and major life transitions. Her style is warm and practical, and she aims to make therapy feel manageable for someone juggling family, work, or health demands.

    Alianna creates a supportive space where individuals can name what feels stuck and take steady steps forward. She listens for each person’s priorities and helps set clear, achievable goals. Sessions emphasize tools you can use between meetings to manage stress and mood swings.

    Her work often addresses attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and workplace problems. She also supports people coping with cancer, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. These concerns are woven into practical plans rather than abstract theory.

    Clinically she draws on Motivational Interviewing alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and attachment-based approaches. That mix helps clients build motivation, notice patterns, and try new behaviors that fit their values.

    People who prefer a collaborative, gentle-yet-direct approach may find her style helpful. She offers therapy informed by faith when requested or a secular route when preferred. All sessions are delivered by a Florida LCSW who centers each person’s goals and pace.

  2. Approaches for change and how they work online

    Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to strengthen a person’s motivation and commitment to goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that align with what matters. It can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by shifting attention toward meaningful behavior. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from close relationships and how they affect current connections and emotion regulation; it can be useful for relationship strain and attachment concerns.

    Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are a team effort where techniques are tried, adjusted, and combined based on what helps most.

    Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use audio-only or lower-bandwidth options if that fits better. Talk with the therapist during matching to find a schedule and format that suit your routine.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

    Additional focus areas

    Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsFamily problemsForgivenessIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    5+ years

    Listed in

    Florida

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns does she address?

    She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and career issues, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and workplace problems.

    What is her therapeutic style like?

    Her approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions emphasize motivation, values, and small steps that fit daily life.

    How many years of experience does she have?

    She has five years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of mood, relationship, and life-transition concerns.

    What credentials and location are listed?

    She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in Florida.

    Which languages are sessions offered in?

    Sessions are offered in English.

    Can international clients schedule with her?

    International clients are not currently accepted.

    How does cost and billing 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 her?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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