About Alena
Alena Houshova is a licensed counselor who focuses on approaches that help people make practical changes. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide sessions. Her work centers on relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and building self-esteem.
Alena brings seven years of professional experience and practices as an LCPC licensed in Kansas. In sessions she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
How Alena works
Conversations are straightforward and goal oriented, with attention to feelings and everyday challenges. She helps people identify patterns that get in the way and try small experiments to test new responses. Her focus also includes adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and concerns related to autism and intellectual disability.
She has worked with people affected by addiction, traumatic brain injury, and post-traumatic stress. Women’s issues, guilt and shame, and coping with major life changes are other areas she addresses. Alena draws on a blend of client-centered listening, DBT skills for emotion regulation, and elements of emotionally focused work to tackle relationship pain.
Sessions balance talking, skill practice, and concrete steps to reduce distress. She encourages self-compassion and realistic goals. People connect with her for support with motivation, forgiveness, and seasonal mood changes.
Her approach is collaborative and practical, aiming to strengthen coping and increase confidence over time.
Alena lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Alena works with
The areas below are the ones Alena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kansas |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then commit to actions that align with their values. This can help when someone is coping with trauma, low self-esteem, or major life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for mood, anxiety, and problem solving in daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) emphasizes identifying and expressing core emotions to heal relationship wounds and improve connection.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation determines whether ACT, CBT, EFT, or a mix of methods will be used in sessions, and adjustments can be made over time based on progress.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer therapy visits and visual cues. Phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support quick reflections, skill practice, or ongoing check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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