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About Salena
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 20 years of experience, Salena Manaois helps people handle stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and identity-related issues. She works with adults facing depression, relationship and family strain, grief, intimacy questions, parenting strain, and trauma and abuse. Salena also focuses on first responder issues, veteran and armed forces matters, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and process and sex addictions.
Salena uses a mix of practical, evidence-based methods in sessions. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. In plain terms she helps clients notice thoughts, test unhelpful patterns, and try skills between sessions to see what changes.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and real tasks to practice outside the meeting. Conversations include identifying clear goals, setting small experiments, and checking what worked. With people dealing with addictive behaviors she uses motivational interviewing to clarify desire for change and DBT or CBT skills to manage urges and emotions.
Salena describes her work as straightforward and focused on what people can do next. She pays attention to transitions like returning from service, facing end-of-life decisions, or exploring gender questions. The work is aimed at building practical coping skills and clearer decision-making.
She offers care in English from Colorado. To begin, users follow the site process to match and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a cancelable subscription model.
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How her approaches work in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where direction and meaning matter.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical and task-oriented, commonly used for anxiety, depression, and addiction-related patterns.
Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method to clarify motivation for change. It is frequently used when someone is ambivalent about addressing addictive behaviors or making a major life adjustment.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision can change as the work progresses, and techniques may be combined to match the situation.
The biography did not specify session delivery methods, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life by removing travel time and allowing meetings during brief breaks or evenings. It also lets therapists use practical homework, brief check-ins, and skill practice that fit the client’s routine.
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Areas of expertise
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Colorado
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family strain, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and parenting challenges. Additional focuses include first responder and veteran issues, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and process and sex addictions.
What therapy methods are used in sessions?
Sessions draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. These approaches are used to set goals, practice skills, and address patterns that maintain problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience as a counselor. That tenure includes work with veterans, first responders, and people navigating gender and end-of-life concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado. Her practice is listed as operating from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are by video, phone, or in person.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and services. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. That process is used to match and book the initial appointment.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.