Therapist profile
Shanell Manson, LISW, LISW-CP
LISW - Relationship and family concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma and grief
About Shanell
Shanell Manson is an Ohio-licensed independent social worker (LISW) with 10 years of professional experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and parenting challenges. Shanell also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and LGBT-related concerns.
In sessions she focuses on clearly defined goals and practical steps people can use between meetings. She talks through relationship and family problems in straightforward terms and helps people develop coping skills for day-to-day stress. Conversations include exploring attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, and communication patterns that keep problems repeating.
Shanell pays attention to how work and caregiving pressures affect mental health. She supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, career strain, and fatherhood issues. She also works with concerns such as anger, self-esteem, eating and food-related issues, hoarding, and managing symptoms related to bipolar or ADHD when those topics come up.
Her way of working is collaborative and practical. She helps set clear aims, suggests techniques to practice between sessions, and checks progress regularly. People can expect direct talk about what is working and what needs to change.
Shanell offers services in English and practices from Ohio. If you are dealing with family or parenting stress or related relationship strain, she can help you think through next steps and make concrete changes.
How sessions work
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Two evidence-based approaches often used for the issues listed are cognitive-behavioral techniques and skills-based problem solving. Cognitive-behavioral techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and offer simple experiments to test new ways of thinking. This can help with anxiety, depression, and daily stress by giving concrete tools to try between sessions. Skills-based problem solving focuses on breaking down relationship and family problems into small steps. It helps people practice communication strategies and set manageable goals for change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as progress and preferences become clearer. That collaborative process helps choose whether to emphasize thought-focused work, practical skills, or a mix of techniques.
The original profile did not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before you book. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. It also allows people to bring real-life situations from home into conversation so tools can be practiced and reviewed between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family problems, parenting concerns, grief, trauma and LGBT-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a practical, goal-focused approach. Conversations centre on clear aims and steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience supporting adults with a range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LISW and LISW-CP credentials and is licensed in Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The therapist's original biography did not specify formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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