Shannan Katz, LMHC, LPCC

Shannan Katz is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor based in Ohio. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and the many life changes that can feel overwhelming. Shannan offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what matters to you and to set practical goals for change.

Shannan listens closely and works with each person to understand their thoughts and feelings. She uses a heart-centered style but can also offer structured feedback when clients want clear guidance. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, and body-image and eating issues.

She welcomes people from the LGBTQIA community and those who wish to discuss sexuality in counseling. Shannan also addresses areas like parenting stress, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and aging or geriatric concerns. Her practice includes support for intimacy-related problems and other relationship challenges.

Shannan has 11 years of clinical experience and holds an MA LMHC and an OH LPCC credential. She typically conducts an initial session by video and then follows up most often by phone. That rhythm can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life.

She does not take crisis work or clients actively struggling with self-harm or suicidal behavior. Prospective clients are encouraged to ask questions about session flow and to pick a scheduling option that fits their needs.

How therapy methods inform remote care

Shannan uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as core approaches. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people find their own path forward; it can be helpful for stress, relationship issues, and feeling stuck. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers practical tools to change patterns that fuel anxiety or depression.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That might mean starting with empathetic listening and then adding CBT techniques or other strategies as progress unfolds.

Shannan commonly begins with a video intake and then holds most follow-up sessions by phone, so confirm current session options before booking. Remote sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists can adapt exercises and homework for phone or video sessions so work continues between appointments.