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Trauma Therapist integrating EMDR, Somatic Therapy and Play Therapy across the lifespan.
Feeling overwhelmed or anxious?
Healing from trauma or loss?
Ready for lasting change?
Therapy That Helps You Reclaim Safety, Resilience, and Hope
Compassionate Care. Lasting Change.
Find Joy. Live in Joy. Be Joy.
Every person's story is unique. That's why I tailor therapy to your individual needs, drawing from evidence-based approaches including EMDR, mindfulness, attachment-focused therapy, somatic therapy, and play therapy. Together we'll create a treatment plan that honors your experiences, strengths, and goals while supporting lasting emotional healing.
Are you ready to transform your life?
By drawing upon decades of experience, training, and education, I create a customized wellness plan tailored to your unique needs.
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You Don't Have to Navigate This Alone
Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, grief, or a major life transition, healing begins with feeling understood.
Together, we'll build a therapeutic relationship grounded in compassion, curiosity, and evidence-based care while working toward greater safety, confidence, and resilience.
A Different Approach to Healing
Develop practical skills to calm your nervous system, reduce anxiety, improve emotional regulation, and reconnect with your body's natural capacity for healing.
Somatic Therapy
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
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Healing begins when you feel truly seen, supported, and safe. Through evidence-based, trauma-informed care, I help adolescents and adults to move beyond survival and reconnect with themselves. Together, we'll build the foundation for meaningful, lasting healing.
How We Work Together
Heal the effects of trauma by helping your brain naturally process distressing memories, reducing their emotional impact while strengthening resilience and adaptive beliefs.
EMDR
TRAUMA RECOVERY
Play and creative expression offer powerful ways to explore emotions, strengthen resilience, and process difficult experiences when words alone aren't enough.
Play Therapy
CREATIVE HEALING
"From our first conversation, I felt genuinely heard and understood. Shanie creates a space where growth feels possible, and her thoughtful guidance helped me make meaningful changes I never imagined I could."
THE REVIEWS
overheard:
Healing doesn't stop when therapy ends.
Explore evidence-based articles, practical tools, and thoughtful reflections designed to help you.
Resources & Reflections
Healing Through Connection
Compassionate Care
Healing begins in a space where you feel genuinely seen, heard, and understood.
CONNECTION
Personalized Treatment
HOPE
Healing involves both mind and body through evidence-based, nervous system-informed care.
Whole-Person Healing
COLLABORATION
Healing is personal. Together, we'll create a plan that fits your unique journey.
Let's Take the First Step Together
Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, or life transitions, therapy offers a space to slow down, heal, and reconnect with yourself.
✔ Certified in Somatic Therapist
✔ Trained in Play Therapy
✔ EMDR Certified
✔ Trauma-Informed Care
✔ Virtual Therapy Throughout Washington
✓ Adolescents & Adults
Healing Begins with One Conversation.
Whether you're navigating trauma, anxiety, grief, or a major life transition, you don't have to face it alone.
