Manilla Jenkins , LPC

Manilla Jenkins is a licensed professional counselor in Alabama with 30 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, intimacy issues, sleep problems, and career stress. She centers care on each person's strengths and encourages practical steps toward change.

Manilla believes clients know their own stories and brings a respectful, listening-first attitude to sessions. She offers direct guidance when helpful and works to build confidence and motivation over time. Conversations are aimed at finding what matters to each person and what feels doable in daily life.

Her approach blends familiar, evidence-informed methods in ways that fit individual needs. Techniques may include thought and behavior work to shift patterns, mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and motivational strategies to support change. Relationship work draws on communication skills and practical exercises to improve connection and reduce conflict.

Over three decades, Manilla has supported people facing a wide range of issues related to abandonment, body image, chronic illness and pain, codependency, infidelity, financial stress, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic, phobias, and post-traumatic stress. She also helps with process addictions such as problematic pornography, exercise, or gambling behaviors.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person's comfort. Manilla focuses on concrete tools, clearer thinking, and small steps that build toward lasting shifts. She encourages people to take the first step and offers steady support through the process.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and reflecting what matters most to the client, helping people feel understood before moving toward change. It is useful for building trust and working through feelings like shame or low self-worth.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, and teaches simple exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts because it gives concrete strategies to try between sessions.

Mindfulness Therapy adds attention training and calming practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. These practices can be brief and easy to use during daily routines.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and daily life. Decisions are made together and adjusted as progress is seen.

Online formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be less demanding on bandwidth, live chat and text let people check in or do shorter focused work between longer sessions. This flexibility helps people stay consistent and use tools in the moments they need them most.