Stasia Manak, LCSW

Stasia Manak is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with nine years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She places respect, sensitivity, and compassion at the center of her work and adapts conversations and treatment plans to match each client's individual needs and goals. Stasia draws on a blend of client-centered methods and evidence-based strategies to help clients build self-esteem, manage compassion fatigue, address addictions, and navigate career or relationship challenges.

Her practice also focuses on issues such as adoption and foster care adjustments, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, codependency, and first-responder concerns. Stasia aims to make therapy practical and collaborative, helping clients develop coping tools while honoring their pace and preferences. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and is committed to guiding people through that first step and beyond.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely, and helps the person explore values, strengths, and goals - it is well suited for people working through life changes, relationship concerns, or self-esteem issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented, often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with addictive behaviors.

Trauma-Focused Therapy provides approaches designed to address the impact of traumatic experiences by helping clients process memories, reduce trauma-related symptoms, and rebuild a sense of safety and control.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Stasia works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods align with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and select the communication format that feels most comfortable.