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Edmore Mangena

Edmore Mangena

LPC

Alaska

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Experienced Alaska LPC focused on practical change

  • 16 years experience
  • Alaska based
  • Practical coping skills

About Edmore

Edmore Mangena is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Alaska with 16 years of experience. He focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and other life challenges. He aims to make first steps toward change feel manageable and supported.

He keeps sessions straightforward and down-to-earth. He creates a calm space where people can say what they feel without judgment. He values small steps and practical strategies that fit into daily life.

Edmore has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, and career changes. He also helps people coping with natural or human-caused disaster, domestic violence, and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Panic disorder and panic attacks are listed among his focus areas.

His approach centers on listening first, then deciding what methods will help most. He partners with clients to set clear goals and to practice new ways of responding to stress and painful memories. Sessions are aimed at building skills people can use between appointments.

People often come wanting relief from overwhelming moods or repeated panic. Edmore supports clients through those moments and works on long-term coping plans. He helps people find steadier ground and move toward a more balanced daily life.

Approaches that help during online care

Edmore uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skill building and coping. One common method focuses on teaching breathing, grounding, and other tools to manage intense anxiety and panic attacks in the moment. These tools help reduce the immediate surge of symptoms and make repeated panic episodes easier to navigate.

Another approach centers on processing traumatic memories and difficult life events in a paced way. This work aims to reduce the day-to-day impact of trauma and to teach people how to respond differently to triggers. It often includes learning to identify thought patterns and practicing new behaviors between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning shapes what happens in subsequent sessions.

The biography does not specify which online session types are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful for fitting care into work, family, or travel schedules, for avoiding travel time, and for choosing quieter surroundings when that helps focus. Online care can make it easier to follow a plan of regular check-ins and skill practice without needing to rearrange a full day.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Coping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-love

Experience

16+ years

Listed in

Alaska

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does he address?

He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and grief. His focus also includes panic disorder and panic attacks and related mood concerns.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He uses a straightforward, down-to-earth style that emphasizes listening first. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills people can use between appointments.

What is his background and experience?

He has 16 years of professional work experience in counseling and is based in Alaska. His work has included a range of mental health and addiction-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

He holds the LPC credential, listed as AK LPC, and practices in Alaska.

Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with him?

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