Dr. Manuel Evangelista
Supportive therapy grounded in mindfulness and practical skills
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed in
- Utah, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Manuel
Dr. Manuel Evangelista offers a calm, direct approach for people dealing with stress, anxiety, mood concerns, parenting struggles, and related life changes. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Utah with 21 years of experience.
He speaks English and works with adults, meeting them where they are and helping them develop practical ways to cope. Many people come to him for help with depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, grief, and issues around identity and sexuality.
Background and approach
In sessions he blends simple mindfulness with clear talk therapy. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with client-centered care. That means he helps clients notice thoughts and feelings, choose actions that matter to them, and practice skills that reduce suffering in everyday life.
His background includes graduate and postgraduate training in social work and counseling. He is also trained in psychotropic medication and can coordinate care with a prescriber when needed. He describes his approach as influenced by eastern healing traditions and western neuroscience, and he brings that perspective into practical treatment plans.
Dr. Evangelista understands trauma from personal experience and uses that insight to hold space for difficult stories. He aims to help people move beyond mere symptom relief toward greater balance across physical, emotional, and spiritual areas.
His style is steady, reflective, and focused on real-world change. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Approaches that inform online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about noticing internal experiences and choosing actions that align with personal values. It helps people tolerate hard feelings while still moving toward what matters in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete strategies to shift unhelpful patterns and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and sensations, which can reduce reactivity and support coping with stress and trauma.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and current challenges and suggest methods that fit the client. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions work when video is not convenient, and live chat or text messaging provide brief check-ins or support between sessions. These formats make it easier to practice skills in daily settings and to maintain continuity of care when schedules change.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Utah, Arizona
- Languages
- English
Next step
Talk to Manuel
- Takes a few minutes
- Nothing to set up just to look
- Stop at any point