- Client-Centered Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Stasia
Stasia Manak is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with nine years of clinical experience in Florida. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, and issues around self-esteem and addictive behaviors. Stasia also addresses concerns related to career stress, coping with life changes, and LGBT matters.
She uses practical talk therapy and listens for the real everyday problems that feed guilt and shame. Sessions focus on concrete steps, clearer thinking, and managing difficult emotions in day-to-day life. Stasia draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make conversations collaborative, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.
Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept away. Trauma-Focused Therapy methods are applied when past hurt keeps showing up in current life. These approaches are explained in plain terms and used to help people reduce the hold of shame and guilt.
Stasia adapts the pace to each person. She helps people build coping skills for caregiving stress, blended family concerns, body image and codependency, as well as practical communication and commitment challenges. First responder issues, adoption and foster care topics, and forgiveness work are also within her practice areas.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Stasia notes that session costs vary by location and that the subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Stasia uses Client-Centered Therapy to shape sessions around each person's concerns, encouraging open dialogue and collaborative goal-setting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify patterns of thinking and try small behavioral experiments that can be practiced between meetings. Mindfulness techniques help people notice thoughts, emotions, and body signals during daily routines without getting overwhelmed.Choosing the right mix of these approaches is part of the work together. She will discuss what feels most helpful based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods as progress is tracked. That collaborative decision-making helps keep sessions relevant and usable.
The exact online session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only or video depending on bandwidth and comfort. These practical benefits can help people maintain consistency while addressing guilt, shame, and related challenges.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Florida, Virginia, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem, and related life changes.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She uses plain talk, CBT to spot unhelpful thoughts, mindfulness to notice reactions, and trauma-focused methods when past hurt is involved.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience providing psychotherapy and related supports.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices with that credential in the state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients currently.
Which session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, since the original biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.