About Shanell
Shanell Manson is a licensed independent social worker with ten years of professional experience. She practices in Ohio and brings a calm, respectful presence to therapeutic conversations. Shanell focuses on practical steps people can use right away to reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.
She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. Relationship and family challenges are part of her regular work, along with intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and career-related stress.
Background and approach
ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue are also listed areas she addresses. Shanell tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Sessions concentrate on clear goals, skills to manage emotions, and ways to improve communication.
She aims to make therapy feel straightforward and relevant to day-to-day life. Her background as an LISW and an LISW-CP means she practices with the social work perspective those credentials represent. Over a decade she has worked across settings that gave practical experience with grief, family problems, and behavioral challenges such as hoarding and disruptive mood issues.
People who reach out can expect a supportive, down-to-earth approach. Shanell encourages small changes that add up. She works together with clients to find what fits their schedules and needs.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Shanell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical problem solving. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress through short, teachable strategies that can be practiced between sessions; this can help people manage daily tasks and reduce the impact of distraction and overwhelm. Another approach centers on improving communication and attachment patterns so relationships feel more manageable and connected; this helps with intimacy concerns, family conflict, and parenting strain.Deciding which techniques to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and therapist check progress together and shift focus when needed so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a lunch break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for quick check-ins, updates, or brief skill practice between appointments. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Ohio, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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