Alena Houshova, LCPC

Alena Houshova is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Kansas. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people cope with relationship strains, trauma, parenting challenges, and low self-esteem. Her style is straightforward and calm, and she aims to make the first step feel manageable for worried parents and busy adults.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action despite difficult feelings. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with simple skills to try between meetings.

Alena creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what is hard and decide on small, concrete changes. She emphasizes clear steps parents can use at home and ways to handle setbacks without losing progress. Practical tools and brief skill practice are common parts of sessions.

With seven years of experience as an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - she has worked with issues including adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, substance use, post-traumatic stress, and adjustment to life changes. Her approach blends problem-solving with emotional support so people can build confidence.

People who are looking for focused, steady guidance often find her approach helpful. She meets clients where they are, helps set realistic goals, and encourages ongoing effort toward a healthier routine.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

Alena uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT often focuses on small, practical changes and homework tasks to try between sessions, which fits well with online formats. Acceptance and commitment therapy complements this by helping people clarify what matters to them and take values-based action even when feelings are difficult.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adapt methods - whether learning a specific coping skill or exploring emotional patterns - so the work fits the client’s life and schedule.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or when video isn’t convenient, and live chat or text messaging for brief check-ins or ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy family routines, handle quick coaching moments between meetings, or use written messages to track progress and practice skills.