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Alana Urness
 

Alana Urness

Alana Urness

DNP, PMHNP-BC, FNP-BC,

Alana Urness is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in managing both acute and chronic mental health conditions in individuals of all ages.

Alana Urness provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and medication management for a range of issues including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, OCD, and behavioral concerns.

  • Preferred Pronoun: She/Her

  • Languages Spoken: English

  • Age Group: Children (+6), Teens, Adults

  • States Licensed: Indiana, Arizona

    Locations Served

    Merrillville, Telehealth

    Specialties

    Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, ADHD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders, Behavioral Concerns, LGBTQ+

    Degrees, Certifications, & Trainings

    Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP), Family Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified

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    Alana Urness works with children, teens, and adults, providing psychiatric assessment and medication management.

    Alana Urness is a board-certified family nurse practitioner who specializes in managing both acute and chronic mental health conditions in individuals of all ages. She provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and medication management for a range of issues including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, ADHD, OCD, and behavioral concerns. Urness has gained experience working in various settings such as inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, correctional facilities, outpatient family medicine, and inpatient internal medicine. She caters to child patients aged 6 years and above, adolescents, and adults.

    Alana Urness obtained her nursing degree from Valparaiso University in 2010, and later completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice there in 2016. She is currently pursuing her post-graduate certification as a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, which she will complete in the spring of 2024.

    Alana Urness specializes in comprehensive mental health care across all ages.

    Psychoeducation

    Psychoeducation is a structured therapeutic approach that helps clients understand their mental health conditions, providing key information on treatment options and symptom management. It educates clients and families about conditions, available treatments, and possible side effects. Therapists work with clients to set goals, empowering them to make informed choices, adhere to treatment, and improve well-being.

    Motivational Interviewing

    is a client-centered therapy approach that elicits behavior change by helping clients explore barriers to change and resolve ambivalence. This therapy approach focuses on the client’s internal motivation and desire for change.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

    is a goal-oriented approach to therapy that focuses on a person’s pattern of thinking, responding and behavior that is contributing to their emotional distress. The goal of CBT is to change patterns of thinking behind people’s difficulties, and in turn, change the way they feel. CBT utilizes skills and techniques to be practiced outside of the session to help reduce symptoms and redirect distorted or negative thinking.
    Psychoeducation
    Motivational Interviewing
    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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