Alana has a Bachelor of Psychology (UWA), Master of Education (Applied Behaviour Analysis) from Monash University and a Master of Business Administration (University of Newcastle), and she is currently completing a Master of Arts (Writing and Literature).

Over the past two decades Alana has been working as a psychologist. She worked throughout the state of Western Australia over her years as a psychologist. Thanks to these experiences, Alana has developed a passion for ensuring easy access to multidisciplinary therapy for all Western Australians. Alana is an autism assessor and advanced positive behaviour support clinician.

In her spare time, Alana loves to travel, write, and spend time with her family.