Me: I am Shania Mangum, a Black cisgender woman

interning at PlayfulLeigh Psyched as a clinical mental health

intern providing clinical diagnosis and psychotherapy to

couples, children (including teens), families, and adults throughout Maryland, DC, VA, and Missouri.  I am deeply commitment to providing healthcare services that see you for you and help you reach a point of recovery where you experience what it is like to thrive. Below is just a snapshot of some of the care I provide. 

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Perinatal Mental Health: Pregnancy and the decision to become a parent is one of the biggest commitments and experiences that a person can have. Whether you are adding a member of your family through your own pregnancy, a gestational host, adoption, struggling with fertility or you are navigating difficulties while caring for a newborn, I can provide you with the space and support to help travel the road toward becoming a parent. ​

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Child: Your young child is having frequent and intense tantrums or become frozen when interacting with others. Their preschool is considering asking them to leave and you are not sure how to handle any of it. That’s where I intervene. Together, we will help your child learn emotion regulation and prosocial behaviors. Your child will increase their connection with you and further solidify the healthy bond that is so very important. Using child-centered play therapy or a child-parent play therapy approach, I will help you support all of your child’s socioemotional needs. I have immediate child and family therapy openings. 

 

Couples: You and your partner are wanting to strengthen your relationship to maybe be the love story that lasts for decades. Currently, you are navigating differences, struggling to communicate. You don't feel heard and sometimes, you struggle to understand what your partner is or is not saying out loud. I help couples create healthy and safe communication patterns for their relationship to reach its natural peak and stay there. With me, you both learn what it feels like to be seen and heard. You enhance your ability to not only share your ideas, but also to receive and consider your partner's without losing your sense of self. 

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When you reach out to me, our administrative team will respond to you on my behalf. Their job is to take care of all of your logistical needs such as scheduling and billing, so that I can solely focus on your mental healthcare, that is where my expertise exists. 

Schedule your intake with me today.

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PlayfulLeigh,

Shania

AKA ~ Ms. Shania