Alana Rock

Alana Rock, LCAT, BC-DMT, is a creative arts therapist in private practice in Brooklyn, NY, specializing in working with children and their parents. Alana has extensive experience as a family therapist, incorporating dance/movement therapy with families in the child welfare system, and as a school-based therapist for elementary and middle school students. She has also worked in community mental health outpatient centers, supporting both neurotypical and neurodiverse children. Alana is deeply passionate about advocating for young children and their caregivers. She has completed post-graduate training at the LGBTQ Institute for Family Therapy (LIFT), earning certification for working with  LGBTQ families, as well as a year-long post-master’s program in Child and Family Therapy through NYU. Alana is an alumna of Sarah Lawrence College’s M.S. Dance/Movement Therapy program and holds an undergraduate degree in Theatre Performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Alana serves on the board of SSIM, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing social skills, arts, and movement-based programming for children in NYC. Her primary interests include diversifying the field of dance/movement therapy and utilizing creative arts therapy in parent/child dyads, particularly during infancy and early childhood.