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Eli Manata Sloan

Eli Manata Sloan, LCSW

LCSW focused on trauma, sexuality, and identity

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Profile details for Eli Manata Sloan
CredentialsLCSW
LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW27349
NPI1861225682
Experience4 years in practice
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, French, Portuguese
LocationFlorida

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  • Expressive arts
  • Parts work
  • Sexual health

About Eli

Eli Manata Sloan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with four years of clinical experience. Eli works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes, using expressive arts, parts work influenced by Internal Family Systems, and sexual health approaches. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Eli frames therapy as practical and relational. They invite people to bring identity, gender, and sexuality into sessions. The biography notes work with relational rupture, religious trauma, substance use, sexuality, and intimacy. Eli also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, codependency, commitment and control issues, and blended family challenges.

Eli describes using expressive arts to help people access feelings that are hard to name. Parts work is used to talk through internal conflicts and self-protective parts. Sexual health conversations occur from a sex-positive, multicultural perspective.

The profile states experience supporting people around addiction, eating and food-related issues, and family-of-origin problems. Eli also works with communication problems, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation issues. They mention working with consensual BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.

Eli is a PhD student in Expressive Therapies and provides virtual sessions throughout Florida. The listing notes that on-screen pets are welcome. To begin, the process is to select an online therapy option, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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How Eli integrates therapeutic approaches in virtual care

Expressive arts is used to help people access feelings through drawing, movement, or other creative practices. This approach can be useful when words are hard to find and when emotional material feels stuck.

Parts-based work, influenced by Internal Family Systems, helps identify internal parts that hold different emotions or beliefs. It is practical for working through self-critical thoughts, attachment wounds, and inner conflict.

Eli also describes sexual health work from a sex-positive, multicultural lens. These conversations support questions about intimacy, kink and alternative sexual cultures, and how sexuality ties to identity and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative exploration can happen over the first few sessions.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. The biography indicates virtual sessions across Florida, so online meetings aim to fit into everyday life. Online work can make it easier to schedule appointments, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals often adapt exercises and creative methods to work well over video or phone, helping therapy fit into a busy routine.

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Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Eli help with?

Eli works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, body image, codependency, substance use, and sexual health topics.

What is Eli's therapy style?

The approach blends expressive arts, parts work informed by Internal Family Systems, and conversations about sexual health. Sessions are described as relational and practical, focusing on real-life problems and identity.

How much clinical experience do they have?

Eli has four years of clinical experience. They are also a PhD student in Expressive Therapies.

What credentials and location are listed?

Eli is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida. Sessions are offered to people located in Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

The biography states that Eli offers virtual sessions throughout Florida. Confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.

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