Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Bryan works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Bryan
Bryan Manion is a licensed clinical professional counselor with 24 years of experience helping people work through stress, anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles. He provides straightforward support for depression, self-esteem concerns, grief, and life changes. Bryan aims to create an accepting space where people can name what feels overwhelming and begin practical steps forward.
He listens first and tailors each session to what the person needs that week. Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing reactivity so daily life feels more manageable.
Background and approach
Bryan blends practical strategies with talk-based work to understand patterns that keep people stuck. He draws on client-centered methods to prioritize each person’s goals and perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behavior in small, doable steps.
Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeated relationship or emotional patterns that come from past experience. People often come for help with addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, or issues around intimacy and sexual identity. He also supports concerns like bipolar mood swings, compassion fatigue, and problems with control or codependency.
The work moves at the client’s pace while focusing on clear, practical changes. Bryan practices in Illinois and offers therapy in English. He accepts international clients and uses a range of online session formats to fit different schedules and needs.
What Bryan works with
Everything Bryan lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Bryan's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Bryan lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own goals and priorities. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, offers reflective listening, and helps people identify what matters most to them and why. This approach supports issues like low self-esteem, identity questions, and relationship decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. It’s useful for anxiety, anger management, and coping with depression because it breaks big problems into concrete steps people can try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about what feels most useful, try methods that match the person’s goals, and adjust as progress or obstacles appear. The aim is to build a plan together rather than impose a single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to stay consistent with care. Video calls let people work face to face when that helps with learning new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a person wants to avoid being on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins or rapid coping support possible between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and different schedules.
Questions people ask about Bryan
What problems does Bryan help with?
He helps people address stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, addictions, and parenting strain among other concerns.
What is his style in sessions?
Sessions are practical and person-focused. He listens closely, sets goals with the client, and works on skills that can be used between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
He has 24 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is an IL LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and he also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.