Dr. Manuel Evangelista
Blending mindfulness and evidence-based practice
LCSW Utah
- Experience
- 21 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Bipolar
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Manuel
Dr. Manuel Evangelista brings 21 years of clinical experience to his Utah practice and focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, addiction, identity-related issues, and a broad range of life challenges.
Background and approach
He integrates a blend of western neuroscience and eastern healing traditions to help clients move beyond symptom relief toward balanced physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. His work attends to concerns including bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, OCD-related obsessions and compulsions, grief, intimacy and relationship issues, eating and sleeping problems, anger and self-esteem difficulties, and multicultural and gender dysphoria considerations.
Evangelista practices from a humanistic, trauma-informed stance that emphasizes acceptance, meaning-making, and distress tolerance alongside practical therapeutic techniques. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each person.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with training in psychotropic medication collaboration, he offers individual, group, and family therapy and aims to help clients cultivate resilience, purpose, and greater life balance.
Approaches for Online Work and Practical Access
Dr. Evangelista commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce distress and improve daily functioning, which can be useful for anxiety, mood, ADHD-related challenges, and obsessive-compulsive patterns. ACT emphasizes accepting uncomfortable feelings, clarifying personal values, and taking committed action toward a meaningful life, which supports coping with chronic distress, trauma recovery, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and cultural context, adjusting interventions over time so therapy reflects what matters most to the client.
Online therapy with this practice offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of treatment across life changes. These options allow licensed professionals to deliver structured CBT exercises, mindfulness guidance, emotion-regulation skills, and values-focused work in formats that suit different communication styles and practical needs.
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Experience
21+ years
Licensed
Utah, Arizona
Languages
English