- Depression and anxiety
- Addiction support
- LGBTQ+ affirming
About Salena
Salena Manaois is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by offering direct, steady support for issues like depression, anxiety, stress, and addiction. She aims to make sessions practical and approachable for someone juggling a busy life.
Salena works in an affirming, nonjudgmental way and pays close attention to each person’s experience. She helps people facing LGBTQ+ concerns, gender dysphoria, and identity questions, and also has experience with veterans and first responder issues. Her background includes hospice and end-of-life counseling as well as grief and trauma work.
Therapy with Salena draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are also part of her toolbox when people need emotion regulation skills or help finding motivation to change.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical steps. Salena helps people break big problems into smaller goals and builds skills for day-to-day life. She also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, parenting strain, relationship challenges, and process or sex addiction.
Her practice frames progress as a series of manageable steps rather than a quick fix. People looking for help with depression, addiction, or identity questions can expect steady guidance, practical strategies, and respect for their personal values.
Salena works in an affirming, nonjudgmental way and pays close attention to each person’s experience. She helps people facing LGBTQ+ concerns, gender dysphoria, and identity questions, and also has experience with veterans and first responder issues. Her background includes hospice and end-of-life counseling as well as grief and trauma work.
Therapy with Salena draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing are also part of her toolbox when people need emotion regulation skills or help finding motivation to change.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical steps. Salena helps people break big problems into smaller goals and builds skills for day-to-day life. She also supports people dealing with intimacy concerns, parenting strain, relationship challenges, and process or sex addiction.
Her practice frames progress as a series of manageable steps rather than a quick fix. People looking for help with depression, addiction, or identity questions can expect steady guidance, practical strategies, and respect for their personal values.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.