- Ten years experience
- Ohio licensed
- Goal focused
About Shanell
Shanell Manson is a licensed independent social worker with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and major life changes. She practices in Ohio and uses a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach to help clients clarify next steps. Shanell works with issues such as depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem.
Her style centers on tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer thinking, and finding ways to cope that fit daily life. She also addresses parenting challenges, caregiver stress, and complexities that arise from family conflict.
Shanell pays attention to patterns tied to attachment, abandonment, and codependency. She helps people work through communication and control issues, anger, and forgiveness. There is also support for people navigating career stress, ADHD-related struggles, and mood disorders including bipolar presentations.
She brings experience assisting clients dealing with eating and food-related issues, hoarding, fatherhood concerns, and disruptive mood challenges like DMDD. Shanell aims to create straightforward, goal-focused conversations so clients can try different approaches and measure what helps.
Treatments are adjusted as progress is made, with an emphasis on helping people cope with life transitions and build stronger daily routines. Her approach is collaborative and practical, centered on what will work for each client’s situation.
How Shanell’s Approaches Fit Online Work
Shanell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One approach emphasizes identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors, then testing small changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Another approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns, helping people understand how early connections affect current relationships and communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and comfort level. That means trying options, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is tracked.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats available before booking since formats were not specified in the original biography. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit around work, caregiving, or school. It can also allow a quieter check-in when time is limited or a shorter session when a quick update is needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and communication styles so therapy fits everyday life rather than requiring large time blocks.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shanell help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related struggles, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is respectful and compassionate, with conversations and plans tailored to each person's needs and practical steps to try between sessions.
What sort of background does she bring to sessions?
Shanell brings ten years of professional experience supporting clients through life changes, caregiver stress, parenting challenges, and mood-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Ohio as an LISW and holds LISW-CP credentialing noted for practice in the region.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.