- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Kansas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Alena
Alena Houshova is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Kansas. She brings seven years of experience helping people navigate relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. Her approach aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
She focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters. Sessions often center on practical ways to improve confidence, motivation, and day-to-day coping. Alena emphasizes clear communication and small, achievable steps rather than quick fixes.
Background and approach
Alena draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor work to each person. That might mean learning skills to handle intense emotions, practicing new ways of thinking about difficult situations, or exploring values and goals to guide decisions. She matches techniques to a client’s needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.
Her background includes supporting people coping with adoption and foster care challenges, attachment concerns, substance use, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and mood changes linked to seasons. She also addresses issues around guilt, forgiveness, and self-worth. This breadth helps when problems overlap across relationships and life stages.
Clients can expect clear, practical conversations and tools to use between sessions. Alena offers care over multiple formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and life. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s readiness.
What Alena works with
Everything Alena lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alena helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Alena lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Online Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Care
Alena uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as two core tools in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and commit to small actions that align with what matters to them. It can be useful when life feels stuck or when decisions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and build better daily routines; it suits problems like low mood, anxiety, and motivation issues.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with each person to decide which strategies fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration includes checking in about what’s helping, what feels hard, and adjusting techniques so the plan makes sense for the client’s life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messages offer brief, flexible ways to touch base or practice skills between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy practical and easier to fit into daily life.
Questions people ask about Alena
What concerns does Alena address?
She helps people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, substance use, and post-traumatic stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on real-life strategies, open conversation, and matching techniques to each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of relational and trauma-related concerns. That experience informs a flexible, skills-based approach.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an LCPC credential and is licensed in Kansas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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