09/25/2020
Hi! Thanks for stopping by. my name is Manasi Shankar and I am a therapist working with individuals, couples and families coping with challenges they are experiencing, both present and past.
Since the time I remember, I have wanted to work hard to support people experiencing hardship through mental health challenges, relationships, transitions and/or grief. Over the years, I have met many beautiful people through my therapy work as we go on a journey together to support them in healing, while being able to manage the stressful situations in their life. I think the relationships I build with people in therapy are my favorite part of my work as a therapist and have led to significant changes for my clients, through their hard work in therapy, with me as a cheerleader and committed support system along the way. I see the strengths present in each one of them, and assist them in discovering the resilience within themselves.
I work from a trauma informed and emotionally focused lens, while focusing on strengths and inherent abilities. I believe in real conversation and in providing a safe environment for you to process what is in your heart. I warmly welcome LGBTQ+ clients and clients from varied nationalities, races, ethnicities, social classes and dis/abilities.
I am a Nationally Certified counselor (NCC) and I am fully trained in EMDR, a therapy intervention that has helped numerous people through acute, chronic and complex trauma. I am also on the path to becoming fully licensed as a professional clinical counselor. Currently, I work at Chicago Center for Family Health, with individual, couples and families with chronic illness and/or disability.
If you are in pain, or simply need to process situations in your life, or if you are wondering if you should reach out to a therapist- do it. Reach out to a therapist who you believe is a good fit for you. Like everyone else, you deserve good therapy.
