Alana Russotti, LCSW, ECMH-E®, Director of Clinical & Reflective Practices

I joined SPCC in 2009, beginning my work in supervised visitation before helping to develop the Therapeutic Visitation Program (TVP). In my current role as Director of Clinical & Reflective Practices, I oversee SPCC’s two clinical programs—the Therapeutic Visitation Program and the Family Trauma Intervention Program (FTIP)—as well as the Mary Ellen Institute (MEI).

Academically, I graduated with my master’s degree in Social Work from Fordham University; I’m licensed in NYS as a Clinical Social Worker, and am Endorsed® through the New York State Association of Infant Mental Health as Early Childhood Mental Health Clinical Mentor.

What drives me most, both personally and professionally, is the belief that healing and learning happen through relationships. I work to create conditions where reflection is possible, accountability is held with compassion, and growth feels supported rather than overwhelming. At the heart of it, I want the systems and relationships around families to feel more human, more connected, and more capable of sustaining meaningful, lasting healing.

In my world outside of SPCC, I co-own a small private psychotherapy practice and love spending time with family and friends, being in nature, making things, staying connected to my creative side, and learning from my very best teacher—my daughter.