Andrea Manus , LCSW

Andrea Manus is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship concerns. She also supports those struggling with parenting challenges, self-esteem, and life transitions. Andrea brings six years of clinical experience and a straightforward, compassionate style to sessions.

Andrea uses an approach that centers on each person’s goals and strengths. She listens first and then helps clients set small, practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations are direct and respectful, aimed at helping people build confidence and clearer communication in their lives.

Her background includes military service experience, which informs her understanding of the pressures faced by service members and veterans. That perspective also helps when addressing relationship strain, caregiver stress, and isolation that can follow major life changes. She draws on this experience when supporting people through separation, fertility challenges, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and workplace stress.

Sessions blend client-centered conversation with motivational techniques and focused problem-solving. Andrea helps people identify what matters most, set realistic goals, and notice small changes that add up. Treatment plans are shaped around a person’s schedule, values, and immediate needs.

Andrea practices in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. She works with adults on issues related to money worries, control struggles, attachment concerns, and finding life purpose. Her style is practical, warm, and goal-oriented to help people move forward.

How Andrea’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s concerns at the center of each session. Andrea listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients clarify their priorities so sessions stay focused on what matters most. This approach is helpful for anxiety, low self-esteem, and parenting stress.

Motivational Interviewing helps when change feels difficult. It uses respectful questions to uncover a person’s own reasons for change and builds small, achievable steps toward goals. This method can help with motivation around work, health, or relationship shifts.

Choosing the right approach is often part of therapy. Andrea treats figuring that out as a team effort and will work with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences. She regularly adjusts the plan based on what is or isn’t working.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into everyday life. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and reading body language. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support quick check-ins, brief processing, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for working around work, childcare, or busy days.