Salena Manaois
Compassionate clinician blending skills and acceptance
LPC Colorado
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Salena
Salena Manaois is a Colorado-based licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 20 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
She focuses on creating an affirming, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore identity, intimacy-related issues, and difficult life transitions while developing practical skills to manage symptoms and build resilience. Her practice includes work with LGBT concerns, first responder and veteran issues, gender dysphoria, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and a range of process and sex addictions.
Salena integrates evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, and client-centered methods to tailor care to each person’s needs. She emphasizes collaboration and individualized treatment planning so that goals and strategies fit the client’s values and daily life.
Clients seeking a therapist who combines compassionate support with skill-based interventions will find a thoughtful partner in Salena. She helps people move from crisis or stuck patterns toward clearer choices and more meaningful functioning, working at a pace suited to each individual’s readiness and priorities.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Salena frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop concrete strategies for changing behaviors and managing symptoms like anxiety and depression. Acceptance and commitment therapy is another common strand of her work, emphasizing values-based action and learning to make room for difficult thoughts while moving toward what matters most. She also draws on client-centered principles to provide empathic, respectful listening that helps clients feel heard and understood.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Salena partners with each person to explore which methods best match their goals, life situation, and personal preferences, adjusting techniques over time as needs change. This collaborative stance supports steady progress while honoring the client’s pace and priorities.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to access therapy from different locations and to choose the communication style that feels most helpful, supporting consistent work on skills and goals even when in-person visits are impractical.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English