Shanel Manning, LMHC

Shanel Manning is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with about 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship strain, parenting concerns, and related issues. She also works with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addictions, and identity concerns for LGBT clients.

Her approach centers on practical work toward the goals a client names. She uses client-centered techniques to listen and reflect on what matters most. She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Shanel includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas when people need clearer values and action steps. She uses Solution-Focused Therapy to break big problems into small, achievable steps. For trauma-related concerns she uses Trauma-Focused Therapy interventions aimed at processing difficult experiences safely and at an appropriate pace.

Sessions are goal-oriented and often include concrete tools to try between meetings. Shanel pays attention to family and parenting dynamics and to attachment concerns that affect relationships. She helps people work through control issues, guilt or shame, jealousy, and communication problems.

Her work is straightforward and practical. She asks questions, suggests exercises, and checks in on progress. To begin, prospective clients follow the site flow to answer a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.

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