- Heart-centered listening
- Practical steps
- LGBTQIA welcoming
About Shannan
Shannan Katz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people navigate stress, relationship strain, and life transitions. She offers a calm, listening presence for people feeling lonely, overwhelmed, or stuck. Clients can bring practical goals or just want to talk through complicated feelings about identity, intimacy, or recovery from loss.
Shannan uses a heart-centered approach in sessions, mixing warm listening with clear, structured feedback when needed. She helps people notice patterns in thinking and behavior, and then practices small changes that add up. Her work often involves communication skills, problem-solving, and focusing on short-term steps that align with each person’s goals.
She has 11 years of clinical experience and holds an MA, LMHC and an Ohio LPCC. She also completed a post-graduate certificate in sex therapy and welcomes clients from the LGBTQIA community and anyone who wants to discuss sexuality in counseling.
Shannan works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, body image, codependency, parenting stress, and issues around intimacy. She is not a crisis counselor and does not work with clients who are actively self-harming or having suicidal urges.
Her usual flow begins with an initial video session and then moves to phone for most follow-ups, but readers should confirm current session options before booking. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
Approaches for online support and short-term progress
Shannan commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely, reflecting feelings, and creating a nonjudgmental space so people can clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and then practices concrete skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then decide together which methods to try. That collaborative planning means sessions can shift toward more structured skill practice or a gentler, listening-focused style depending on what helps most. Her stated session flow begins with an initial video meeting and then often continues by phone for follow-up appointments, though readers should confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, keep check-ins brief when needed, or continue care during life transitions. These practical benefits help people maintain momentum toward their goals while balancing everyday responsibilities.Areas of expertise
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Massachusetts, California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma, grief, body image, codependency, parenting strain, and related concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends heart-centered listening with clear, structured feedback when needed, focusing on practical steps and communication skills to reach stated goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA, LMHC and is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), and she practices from Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, so fees depend on that subscription and scheduling.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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