Therapist profile
Shannan Katz, LMHC, LPCC
Licensed counselor - relationships and parenting
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- Relationship communication
- Sexuality conversations
- Stress and anxiety
About Shannan
Shannan Katz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 11 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and other life changes. She also welcomes clients from the LGBTQIA community and people who want to talk about sexuality or sex-related concerns.
Shannan uses straightforward conversations to help people notice how their thoughts and feelings affect daily life. She listens and offers feedback when needed. She combines a more reflective, client-centered way of working with structured, skills-based tools so clients can practice small changes between sessions.
Her practice includes support for people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, body image and eating issues, sleep problems, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and blended family concerns, fatherhood issues, and relationship communication problems. She notes that her approach is not suited to crisis situations or to people who are actively self-harming or having suicidal urges.
Shannan holds a post-graduate certificate in sex therapy and is open to discussing kink and alternative sexual cultures. She aims to be direct when that is useful, and gentle when people need space to sort through hard feelings. Her goal is practical progress toward the changes a client wants to make.
Her practice pattern often begins with an initial video session and then moves to phone for many follow-ups. Prospective clients should confirm session options when they schedule their first appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Shannan uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that suit phone and video sessions. Client-centered work means the therapist listens carefully and follows what matters most to the client, which helps when sorting through relationship or parenting concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing different behaviors; it works well for anxiety, sleep problems, and mood changes in short exercises between sessions.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Shannan will talk with the client about goals, concerns, and what methods feel comfortable. Together they decide whether to use more reflective listening, structured CBT tools, DBT skills, or motivational interviewing techniques as needed.
Her practice usually starts with a video session and then moves to phone for many follow-ups, but clients should confirm available session formats when they book. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow brief phone check-ins, and let clients use exercises or worksheets between meetings. These practical advantages can help therapy fit into everyday life while focusing on the issues the client wants to change.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Massachusetts, California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can she help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, trauma, addictions, body image, and related life changes.
How does she approach therapy?
She blends client-centered listening with structured feedback and skills practice. She can be reflective or direct depending on what the client prefers.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is credentialed as an LMHC and an Ohio LPCC. Her practice is located in Ohio.
Can she meet with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She typically has an initial video session and then most follow-up sessions are by phone. Confirm current session options when booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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