Professional Biography
Dr. Mann takes a collaborative, evidence-based approach to therapy. His primary framework is Process-Based Therapy, which focuses on identifying the specific patterns and psychological processes that contribute to a person’s difficulties rather than applying a one-size-fits-all treatment. He integrates strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and other evidence-based approaches based on each client’s needs and goals. His work emphasizes helping clients develop greater psychological flexibility, change patterns that are no longer serving them, and build lives that are more consistent with their values.
He has a particular interest in working with healthcare professionals, engineers, and others who may struggle with perfectionism, self-criticism, burnout, or the pressure to continually meet high expectations. Dr. Mann also provides LGBTQ+-affirming care and strives to create a therapeutic environment in which clients can feel understood, respected, and comfortable bringing their whole selves into session.
Dr. Mann earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Toledo, completed his internship at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina’s Suicide Prevention Institute. His clinical training included work in primary care, emergency and inpatient psychiatry, specialty medical settings, and outpatient mental health care, with particular training in suicide prevention and the treatment of complex clinical presentations. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Mann serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Master’s Program at the University of North Carolina, where he teaches and supervises graduate students in clinical training.