- Person-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- Adoption and foster care
About Stasia
Stasia Manak is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She offers a caring, down-to-earth approach and meets people where they are. Stasia aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone nervous about starting therapy.
She uses a conversational, person-centered style that keeps the client's priorities in view. Sessions are shaped to fit each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. Stasia pays attention to life context such as caregiving strain, career stress, and recovery from loss or trauma.
Her practice draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also brings mindfulness techniques to help reduce reactivity and build calm. When trauma is part of the story, she uses trauma-focused methods adapted to the individual pace of the person in front of her.
Across nine years of work, Stasia has supported people dealing with compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem struggles, and relationship conflict. She also offers focused help around adoption and foster care concerns and blended family issues, treating those topics with sensitivity and practical planning.
Stasia holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida. She speaks English and applies straightforward, respectful language in sessions. People who want a therapist who listens first and works collaboratively will find a practical, steady approach here.
How her approaches guide online work
Client-centered work focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The therapist asks questions, reflects back what she hears, and builds goals around the client's priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a calm, respectful space to sort things out.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. It involves practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve tolerance of difficult feelings.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative stance makes it easier to test techniques and keep what helps most.
The practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy day. Please confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Many people find that remote sessions reduce time spent traveling, allow quicker check-ins between appointments, and let them use techniques learned in sessions in real life soon after.
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Experience
9+ years
Credentials
Florida, Virginia, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Stasia help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT concerns, anger, self-esteem, career issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centered, conversational style and tailors sessions to each person's needs. Cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques are often used to teach concrete skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Florida. The profile lists TX LCSW and FL LCSW as the provided licence information.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what about formats?
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm current session options before booking to learn whether online or in-person formats are available.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.