Shanell Manson, LISW, LISW-CP

Shanell Manson is a licensed social worker with 10 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, family conflict, and depression. She holds LISW and LISW-CP credentials and practices in Ohio. Shanell focuses on practical steps that help people change unhelpful thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way of living well.

Her style is direct and compassionate. She aims to tailor conversations and a treatment plan to each person's needs, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Sessions often center on clear goals and simple strategies that can be used between meetings.

Shanell has worked with people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, and identity-related stress including LGBT concerns. She also helps with issues such as anger, self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her background includes supporting people through divorce, attachment and abandonment concerns, and complicated family situations.

People who want to focus on thoughts and everyday habits will find concrete tools in her approach. Shanell encourages tracking patterns, testing small changes, and practicing new ways of responding to difficult feelings. She explains options plainly and adjusts work to fit each person’s daily life.

To begin, she asks people to identify practical goals and obstacles. From there she builds a plan that matches what is manageable for the person in their current life and routines.

How evidence-based techniques fit into online care

Shanell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts and everyday habits. One common technique helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behavioral experiments to test different ways of responding. This can help with anxiety, low mood, and daily stressors.

Another approach emphasizes building routines and practical skills for coping. This involves identifying small, repeatable actions that reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning, which can be useful for parenting stress, work pressure, or managing mood fluctuations.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. Preferences, life demands, and specific problems all guide which techniques are emphasized.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so people can use breaks or evenings more effectively. Licensed professionals can adapt these evidence-based techniques to the online setting and help clients apply new habits in their daily life.