About Andrea
Andrea Manus is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Tennessee who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She brings six years of clinical experience to brief, practical therapy that helps people manage day-to-day pressures.
Andrea uses straightforward language and a collaborative style to help clients set reachable goals and build skills they can use right away. Andrea draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's lead and make therapy relevant to their life.
How Andrea works
She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find and strengthen their own reasons for change. Solution-Focused Therapy guides short-term planning and small, concrete steps toward better functioning. Her work covers a broad range of concerns beyond the core areas, including attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, fertility and pregnancy matters, and workplace challenges.
She can help people who are feeling isolated or stuck as they search for life purpose or manage financial stress. Andrea aims to be practical and compassionate in sessions. She helps people clarify what matters most, set achievable goals, and practice simple techniques between meetings.
The approach is collaborative, with a focus on what the client wants to change. Sessions can use a mix of techniques tailored to each person. Andrea emphasizes honesty and mutual respect while helping clients build confidence and motivation to move forward.
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What Andrea works with
The areas below are the ones Andrea selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How Andrea's Approaches Work Online
Andrea uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's priorities and pace. That means sessions start with what matters most to the client and build solutions from there. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find their own reasons for change and to increase commitment to goals through short conversations and reflective questions.Choosing the right approach is something Andrea does together with clients. Early sessions focus on understanding goals and testing techniques to see what helps. She adjusts methods over time based on progress, preferences, and what fits each person's life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in, live chat supports shorter real-time talks, and text messaging helps people keep up between sessions. These options let people fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while working through stress, relationships, parenting concerns, and life transitions.
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