- Stress and anxiety
- Sleep and parenting
- Practical steps
About Shana
Shana Funk is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Indiana with 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, sleep problems, parenting issues, and depression, and also pays attention to social anxiety and phobia among other areas.
She offers straightforward, step-by-step work aimed at small, practical changes. Sessions focus on identifying manageable shifts in daily routines and relationships that reduce pressure and improve functioning. She talks with clients about concrete problems such as nighttime routines, parenting challenges, and recurring anxious thoughts, and helps map out simple experiments to test new ways of coping.
Her style is direct and collaborative. She helps people set clear short-term goals and checks progress each session. The work combines discussion, problem-solving, and brief skill practice that can be used between meetings.
Shana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood and anxiety concerns, sleeping issues, and stress linked to caregiving or relationship strain. She also supports people dealing with feelings of isolation, control struggles, and forgiveness challenges. Her approach aims to break large problems into smaller, manageable steps.
She practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. International clients are accepted. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site’s online flow.
How evidence-based techniques are used online
Shana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and behavior change. One common approach involves breaking problems into specific, testable steps so clients can try small changes between sessions and see what helps. This is useful for reducing day-to-day stress and improving sleep routines.Another approach emphasizes working with anxious thoughts and avoidance by gradually facing feared situations in manageable stages. That method supports people with social anxiety and phobia by building experience and confidence in social settings over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, daily life, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust them based on what feels most useful.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Because the biography does not specify session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to keep consistent appointments and to practice new skills between meetings without changing other commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, sleep problems, parenting challenges, and depression, including social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on small, manageable changes and clear short-term goals discussed each session.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience as a social worker.
What credential and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Indiana and practices there.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.