Find the Therapist You’ve been Searching for

Therapy Rooted in Liberation, Justice, and Community

Unapologetically Inclusive Mental Health Care for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and allies alike

in Pittsburgh
&
Remotely Across Pennsylvania

What does
therapy at
Transitional Characters
look like?

At Transitional Characters, we believe therapy should meet you where you are, obviously emotionally, but also culturally, politically… spiritually.

Our team of Distinguished clinicians, offers socially conscious, liberation-focused mental healthcare for folks who have felt unseen or misunderstood in traditional (less diverse) therapy spaces.

Whether you’re navigating Serious trauma, identity shifts, intergenerational wounds, collective grief, or anything in between:

we built this space for
your healing.

Liberation Focused Therapy

INDIVIDUALS
RELATIONSHIPS | GROUPS
COACHING FOR ORGS | TEAMS

  • Online therapy for residents of Pennsylvania

  • In-person sessions in Pittsburgh

  • Therapists qualified to affirm BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Allies

  • Family and relationship healing

    • Interracial Relationship Issues

    • Adoption-Competent Therapy (i.e. Relational Somatic Therapy)

  • Modalities that include somatic, narrative, and trauma-informed care

  • KETAMINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY | learn more

  • Why Choose TC?

    “We don’t treat your pain in isolation — we look at the full picture.
    Our work is grounded in liberation psychology and decolonial frameworks that honor your lived experience and hold space for the social, political, and ancestral realities that shape your well-being.”


    - Liana Maneese LPC
    Founder and Clinical Director
    of Transitional Characters PA

  • What is a Transitional Character?

    At our core, Transitional Characters is more than just a name — it’s a declaration of who we serve and what we believe is possible.

    A transitional character is someone who changes the course of their lineage. They choose healing over harm. They break cycles of violence, disconnection, silence, or survivalism — not just for themselves, but for those who come after them.

    In liberation psychology, we understand that our struggles are never just individual. We live in systems that have shaped our pain, our coping, and our relationships. Transitional Characters exist at the intersection of personal and collective transformation — people who dare to say “this ends with me.”

    This is the work of liberation.

OKAY.

Now that you know us…

What Now?

Our intake process takes 5-10 min
and is designed to support you
every step of the way.

It’s okay to be unsure.
If you still have questions,
give us a shout.

Our care team is
here to guide you.