Alena Houshova is a licensed clinician in Kansas who blends practical techniques with warm, attentive listening.
01About Alena
Alena Houshova is a licensed clinician in Kansas who blends practical techniques with warm, attentive listening. She uses straightforward talk and proven therapy methods to help people facing relationship strain, trauma, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and big life transitions. She draws on seven years of clinical experience and holds the LCPC credential, which reflects her licensed practice in Kansas.
Sessions focus on clear goals and usable tools, not confusing jargon.
Background and approach
Clients can expect concrete skills to manage emotions and improve daily functioning. Alena uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide her work. Those approaches help people notice unhelpful thinking, build values-based actions, and improve emotional connection.
She adapts strategies to fit each person’s situation and pace. Her practice also addresses concerns tied to adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, substance use, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and women’s issues. She brings experience supporting people dealing with guilt, shame, forgiveness, and seasonal mood shifts.
Alena aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. She supports clients as they take steps toward clearer decisions, better coping, and stronger relationships.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Kansas)
- License LCPC 2695 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1508236191 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Alena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Methods Alena names
- 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
These are the methods Alena names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Alena commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful actions even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and build practical skills for mood and behavior changes.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adapt methods so they fit each person’s needs. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to try and how to pace the work.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and work in real time, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break during the day. Live chat and text messaging can be used for quick check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These formats offer flexibility to match schedules and communication preferences while using the chosen therapeutic approaches.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem problems, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, substance use, and post-traumatic stress.
What is her therapy style?
Her style combines practical skills training with empathetic listening. Sessions focus on clear goals, real-life strategies, and building emotional awareness.
What experience does she bring?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns related to trauma, relationships, parenting, and behavioral health.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCPC credential and practices in Kansas.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She provides online options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
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