About Salena
Salena Manaois is a licensed professional counselor in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, or struggles with identity and intimacy. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward.
Salena uses clear, collaborative conversations to help clients sort priorities and set small goals. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral ideas, motivational techniques, and client-centered listening.
How Salena works
Sessions move at a pace that fits each person’s needs and comfort level. Her background includes long-term work with people affected by trauma, grief, and complicated endings, including hospice and end-of-life counseling. She also brings experience with first responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, and process or sex-related addictions.
When addiction or compulsive behavior is part of the picture, Salena focuses on building motivation and practical coping skills. For identity and LGBT-related concerns she offers an affirming, nonjudgmental space to talk things through. Parents can find straightforward help for parenting strain and relationship tension.
Salena offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. She works collaboratively to find the tools that fit each person’s life and goals.
Salena lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Salena works with
The areas below are the ones Salena selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take actions that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and situations where someone feels stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior through practical exercises and homework. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Salena will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. She adjusts techniques based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds over time so therapy stays relevant and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or not being on camera helps. Live chat or text works well for brief check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a shorter, more flexible option is needed. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep continuity between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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