About Shana
Shana Franklin is a Maryland clinician with 15 years of professional experience. She combines medical and social work perspectives as an MD and a licensed clinical social worker - clinical social work counselor (LCSW-C). She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and direct.
Shana helps people handle stress and anxiety with practical strategies to reduce overwhelm. She supports work on relationship concerns and communication problems by teaching clearer ways to express needs and set boundaries.
How Shana works
She also assists people coping with grief and life changes and works on building self-esteem and motivation. Her approach treats the client as the expert in their own life. She looks for existing strengths and uses them to address control issues, forgiveness, and questions of life purpose.
Sessions are collaborative and focused on small, achievable steps that lead to change. Shana draws on a combined medical and social work background to understand both emotional and practical aspects of a problem. She explains options plainly and helps clients choose techniques that fit their everyday life.
Progress is paced to each person’s needs. People meet with her through a variety of online formats. The emphasis is on usable skills, clear communication, and building self-love over time.
What Shana works with
The areas below are the ones Shana selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Shana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address everyday struggles. One approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for stress and anxiety, helping people learn breathing, pacing, and problem-solving strategies they can use right away. Another approach centers on communication and relationship skills, which includes practicing clear requests, boundary setting, and ways to repair connection after conflict. Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and pace. Together they test what helps and adjust the plan as needed. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between appointments or to work in writing when that feels more comfortable. These options can make therapy more flexible and easier to sustain over time.Start online instead of waiting
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