Dr. Wanetta "Nita" Hughes Bise, LPC
Experienced Colorado counselor for parenting concerns
Book with Wanetta- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Wanetta
Dr. Wanetta "Nita" Hughes Bise is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 17 years of experience based in Colorado. She focuses on helping people who are wrestling with relationship struggles, parenting concerns, trauma, depression, and issues around self-esteem and addiction.
Nita uses a respectful, compassionate style and aims to build a practical working relationship with each person she sees. She typically offers 45-minute sessions and schedules can include Fridays and some Saturdays depending on availability.
Background and approach
Her work combines several therapeutic theories so the approach fits the person and the problem. She asks clients to give 24 hours' notice for cancellations when possible to free the time for others. Nita draws on approaches that include acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based perspectives, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior methods.
In sessions she focuses on clear, doable steps people can try between meetings, along with chances to talk through difficult feelings and patterns. Her background includes long-term counseling practice in Colorado, and she maintains a professional focus on women-related issues alongside a broad range of adult concerns.
Nita values sensitivity, respect, and direct support as people work toward clearer goals and more satisfying daily life. If a parent is looking for practical help with communication, discipline stress, or the emotional strain of caregiving, she brings steady experience and a straightforward style to those conversations.
What Wanetta works with
Everything Wanetta lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Wanetta helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Wanetta lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for parenting stress, depression, and life changes by emphasizing small, value-driven steps. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early connections shape current reactions; it helps when communication, attachment issues, or abandonment concerns show up in adult life. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and real empathy, giving people space to find their own solutions while the therapist follows their lead.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and collaborate to try approaches that fit the client. That process may shift over time as needs change and progress is tracked together.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler option when bandwidth is lower, live chat and text support shorter check-ins or ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Wanetta
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, addictions, anger, career issues, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, among other topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is respectful and compassionate with a focus on building a working relationship. She combines practical tools and conversation to help people try new ways of responding between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 17 years of experience as a counselor and has worked extensively in Colorado on a range of adult concerns, including issues related to women.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado and brings 17 years of clinical experience.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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