Shannan Katz, LMHC, LPCC

Shannan Katz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people navigate midlife transitions, relationship struggles, and the stress that builds over time. She offers a listening ear and a steady presence for people feeling lonely, overwhelmed, or stuck. Sessions aim to help clients speak freely about thoughts and feelings and move toward clear, practical goals.

Shannan uses a heart-centered style while also offering direct, structured feedback when that fits a person’s needs. She helps people gain insight into patterns that cause pain and tries to make change feel achievable rather than abstract. Common concerns she works with include anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, and intimacy or sexual questions, including work with the LGBTQIA community.

She has a post-graduate certificate in sex therapy and brings that training into conversations about sexuality and relationships. Her clinical approaches include client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. These tools are used to build coping skills, improve communication, and address eating, sleeping, or parenting struggles.

Shannan practices in Ohio and brings 11 years of experience to her work. She typically holds an initial appointment by video and then conducts most follow-up visits by phone. She is not a crisis counselor and does not provide care for people actively engaging in self-harm or suicidal behavior.

People who want a supportive, nonjudgmental counselor who can also be direct about next steps may find her approach helpful. Prospective clients should confirm session options and scheduling details before booking.

How her approaches shape online care

Shannan blends client-centered listening with practical therapeutic tools to help people manage stress, relationships, and life transitions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on understanding a person’s experience and creating a nonjudgmental space where they can speak openly. It helps with emotional processing and building trust in the counseling relationship.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses clear exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) contributes skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication during heated moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit each person. This is a collaborative process that can shift as needs change.

Shannan usually holds an initial appointment by video and then most follow-ups by phone, so confirm current session options before scheduling. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove the time spent traveling to appointments. Those practical benefits often help people stick with their plan and apply skills between sessions.