- Respects individual needs
- Focus on clear goals
- Ten years experience
About Shanell
Shanell Manson is a licensed independent social worker with ten years of professional experience. She practices in Ohio and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. Her approach centers on respectful, sensitive care that adapts to each person's needs.
She listens first to understand what matters to the individual. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can try between meetings. Shanell tailors conversation and plans to fit each person’s situation rather than offering a one-size-fits-all method.
Her background includes work with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and parenting concerns, and career-related stress. She also helps people dealing with chronic challenges like ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and coping with separation or divorce.
Shanell places emphasis on building trust and on hands-on strategies that support everyday life. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, and codependency patterns, and she offers guidance for practical changes that reduce overwhelm. The intent is to help clients find clearer choices and more steady coping skills.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
She listens first to understand what matters to the individual. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps people can try between meetings. Shanell tailors conversation and plans to fit each person’s situation rather than offering a one-size-fits-all method.
Her background includes work with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and parenting concerns, and career-related stress. She also helps people dealing with chronic challenges like ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and caregiver stress. Additional areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, and coping with separation or divorce.
Shanell places emphasis on building trust and on hands-on strategies that support everyday life. She helps people sort through guilt, shame, and codependency patterns, and she offers guidance for practical changes that reduce overwhelm. The intent is to help clients find clearer choices and more steady coping skills.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Ohio, South Carolina
Languages
English
How Shanell’s Methods Translate to Online Therapy
Shanell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasizes goal-focused work and problem-solving to reduce stress and manage anxiety; this helps people break large problems into smaller, doable steps. Another approach centers on trauma-informed care, which pays attention to how past hurts shape current reactions and supports safer ways to process difficult memories and rebuild trust.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shanell will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust plans as progress is made.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can also help maintain continuity during life transitions and make it simpler to balance work and family demands. Licensed professionals can help pick an approach and rhythm of sessions that fits your everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shanell address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, and career-related stress. Other focus areas include trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and caregiver stress.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Shanell listens first and tailors conversation to each person. Sessions emphasize practical goals and action steps to use between meetings.
How long has she worked in this field?
She has ten years of professional work experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and life concerns.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LISW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in Ohio.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability. Services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.