Therapist in Summerville, South Carolina Martha Manning, Therapist

Martha Manning, LPC, helps adults, seniors, couples, and families across South Carolina navigate life’s challenges with compassion, honesty, and practical clinical guidance. As a Licensed Professional Counselor at LifeStance Health, she creates a supportive therapeutic environment where clients can feel understood, empowered, and equipped to make meaningful changes. With experience treating concerns such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, Martha works collaboratively with clients to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and improve overall emotional well-being. She provides Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, and Family Therapy tailored to each person’s unique goals and circumstances. Martha is especially passionate about helping individuals and families understand how relationships, life experiences, and family dynamics influence emotional health. Drawing from a family systems perspective, she enjoys helping clients identify long-standing patterns, improve communication, and foster healthier connections. She is committed to walking alongside clients through difficult seasons, offering consistent support while helping them develop the insight and skills needed to move forward with greater confidence and stability. Her clinical approach blends warmth and authenticity with evidence-based care. Martha incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and couples/marital counseling techniques to address a wide range of concerns. She also has experience supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, while offering care for additional populations and concerns. Outside of therapy, Martha enjoys fitness, nutrition, music, reading, writing, podcasts, water-related activities, and spending quality time with her family.