Stasia Manak, LCSW

Stasia Manak is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and trauma and abuse. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life. Stasia aims to make the first steps feel manageable and direct clients toward clearer next actions.

Stasia uses what each person brings to the room to shape sessions. She listens first, then works with clients to set simple goals and doable steps. Conversations may include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, practicing mindfulness skills, and talking through past hurts in a paced way.

Her background includes nine years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker, working with a range of concerns from addiction and compassion fatigue to self-esteem and career questions. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and forgiveness work.

Sessions emphasize respect, sensitivity, and a steady pace. Stasia adapts her approach as needed, combining client-centered listening with cognitive and mindfulness tools. The aim is to help clients build coping strategies, manage strong emotions, and move toward clearer choices.

Stasia works in Florida and conducts sessions in English. She invites anyone who is ready to try therapy to take the next step and complete the brief intake process to begin scheduling.

Online approaches that match your needs

Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals front and center. The therapist listens closely and helps shape each session around what the client wants to address, whether that is stress, relationship concerns, or day-to-day coping.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves short exercises and experiments between sessions to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to choose and adjust methods based on needs, goals, and what feels helpful during sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. The profile does not list specific formats, so confirm whether video, phone, or other formats are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example by saving travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoiding the need to be on camera when that feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework for remote work so progress continues between visits.