Therapy Services

  • Has the absence of your father impacted you?

    You have found yourself struggling in your relationships and have asked yourself time and time again, “What is wrong with me?” You’re either alone, you go from one relationship to the next, or you’re in a long-term, unhappy, dysfunctional relationship and are too afraid to leave. You fear abandonment at your core and you’re triggered by the slightest rejection. You put everyone else first and sacrifice your needs and desires to make others happy. This is all you’ve ever known, but you still feel taken advantage of, resentful, and angry.

    You may have thought to yourself things like, “If my dad didn’t love me, no one else will, “If I couldn’t trust my father, I can’t trust anyone,” or “If I wasn’t worthy to my father, I must be worthless.” These thoughts are perfectly valid, but couldn’t be further from the truth.

    I am here to help you understand the impact that your relationship with your father has had on every facet of your life. You will learn how to love and prioritize yourself, process through all of the negative thoughts and emotions you’ve been carrying around, separate his issues from yours, and ultimately forgive him so that you don’t have to live this way anymore.

  • Are you an Adult Child of an Alcoholic?

    I understand first-hand how living with an alcoholic can be. You have witnessed this person kill themselves slowly and sacrifice everything for their next fix. Your relationship is strained and they are simply not the same person you once knew. They are violent, manipulative, unpredictable, and putting themselves and your family in danger. Everyone in this position needs support. You will learn to set boundaries, stop enabling this person, protect yourself/your children if there is violence occurring in your home, and gather the strength to leave if necessary.

    It’s time to let go and move forward. I can help you get there.

Alanna Turner Therapy helps women in California (online and in-person) feel more confident and have better quality relationships. Specializing in women with "daddy issues" and who need healing from fatherlessness or addiction in the family.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sessions are 50 minutes each. We will start by getting to know each other and establishing your goals for therapy. Each week, I will have a plan for our session, but because this is your time, I will honor whatever you choose to discuss on any given day. We will work collaboratively to reach your goals at your pace.

Depending on the reason you’re seeking therapy, I would ask to first talk about your childhood and relationships, but since life happens, we can always talk about current events or stressors. Sometimes, I assign “homework,” and I have had several clients read specific books that we review together. I do not require or recommend any certain length of time to be in therapy.

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What are sessions like?

How do I know if therapy will work for me?

There are no guarantees that therapy with me will work for you. I will say that you will get out of this journey what you put into it. If for some reason, you feel I am not a good fit, I would strongly encourage you to continue with a new therapist rather than write therapy off entirely.

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Contact me via phone or email. We will set up a free 20 minute consultation to make sure I am a good fit for you. If you decide to move forward, I will happily add you to my calendar as soon as possible and send you the forms to fill out prior to our first session. We will meet either in person or online on a weekly basis.

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