What to Expect
Therapy with me is not about fixing you. It’s about helping you come home to yourself. I create a safe, compassionate space where you can lay down what you’ve been carrying and discover new ways to move forward. Together, we’ll explore your story, honor your resilience, and uncover the shifts that will help you feel more grounded, confident, and whole.
Every session is guided by empathy, curiosity, and the belief that healing can be both powerful and beautiful. Whether through talk therapy, mindfulness, or narrative work, our time together will be tailored to your needs.
Together, we’ll move through the stages of transformation that anchor Shift Happens with Shay:
🌿 Nourish (Cocoon) — Honoring your stillness and tending to your spirit. A safe beginning, where rest, gentleness, and self-compassion lay the foundation for healing.
✨ Affirmation: “I give myself permission to rest. My stillness is sacred.”
🌸 Awaken (Emergence) — Rising with curiosity and courage, exploring new perspectives, and embracing your own voice in the process of becoming.
✨ Affirmation: “I rise with courage. My voice is worthy of being heard.”
✨ Radiate (Flourish) — Learning to shine your truth and beauty into the world, reclaiming your worth, and stepping into your relationships and life with confidence.
✨ Affirmation: “I shine from within. My light is powerful and needed.”
🕊️ Embody (Soar) — Living fully, freely, and unapologetically you—integrating your healing into every part of your life and embracing the freedom of your authentic self.
✨ Affirmation: “I am free to be fully me. My life is mine to embody.”
In every session, we work at your pace, honoring where you are and supporting where you’re ready to grow.
Therapeutic Approaches
Narrative Therapy
We all carry stories about ourselves, some we’ve written, some written for us. Narrative therapy helps us gently examine those stories, release the ones that no longer serve us, and write new chapters rooted in truth, strength, and possibility.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Trauma leaves an imprint not only on our minds but in our bodies. TF-CBT provides structure and gentle guidance to help process painful experiences, build resilience, and create new coping skills. It’s about moving from surviving to living with a sense of safety and hope.
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT)
Relationships thrive when partners feel seen, heard, and safe with each other. EFCT helps couples step out of cycles of conflict and into deeper emotional connection. Together, we’ll create space for vulnerability, healing, and lasting closeness.
Somatic Practices
Healing doesn’t only happen in the mind; it happens in the body. Somatic practices bring awareness to the sensations, emotions, and memories stored in the body. By reconnecting to yourself physically, you can release what you’ve been holding and reclaim a sense of grounding and presence.
Integrative Approach
No two journeys are alike. I weave together evidence-based therapies with mindfulness, creativity, and self-compassion practices, always tailoring the work to you. Every session is a co-creation, led by your needs and your pace.
Who I Work With
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Women navigating self-worth, relationships, life transitions, or the impact of trauma, ready to reclaim their sense of self.
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Couples who want to strengthen communication, intimacy, and connection, moving from conflict into deeper understanding.
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Teens who need a supportive space to process emotions, build confidence, and discover healthy ways of coping.
- I am also LGBTQIA affirming. You are safe here, beautiful.
🕊️ Availability & Waitlist
I’m honored that so many people trust me with their healing journey. At times, this may mean my availability is limited. A waitlist option will be opening soon.
If you’d like to be notified when the waitlist is open, please sign up below.
Therapy is not about changing who you are; it’s about remembering who you’ve always been. If you’re ready to begin that journey, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.