Somatic Psychotherapy in Lafayette, CA

Therapy for Anxiety, Life Transitions, Stress & Motherhood

In person and via video therapy in California

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Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected?

How would it feel to better understand yourself and to feel more resourced?

Offering Compassionate Counseling in Lafayette, CA that can Support You with:

Anxiety, Stress, Panic, Overwhelm
Life Transitions
Therapy for Mothers
Creating Healthier, More Balanced Boundaries
Moving Beyond Self-Criticism & Perfectionism

Shohreh “Sho-ray” Schmuecker, MA, LMFT

Psychotherapist, LMFT 105346

Type of Therapy Shohreh Uses:

Specialized in this holistic counseling that considers the mind-body connection. More about Somatic Psychotherapy
Skilled in helping individuals explore their inner world and the different parts of their experience using Internal Family System Therapy. More about IFS Therapy
Approaches therapy with an understanding that past lived experiences can shape thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. More about Trauma Informed Therapy.
Helps cultivate awareness and connection to the present moment. More about Mindfulness Therapy

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Specializations, experience and skill in working with the following issues…

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Therapy for Life Transitions

Experiencing changes in your life such as a move, job change, or a “midlife crisis”?

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Therapy for Stress

Need a place to process work stress, relational stress, impact of life stressors, or stress about current events?

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Therapy for Anxiety

Feeling stressed, anxious or panicked? Having difficulty calming?

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Therapy for Mothers

Are you a mother looking for support, time to process your feelings, experiences and needs? A space just for you to just be?

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Therapy for Traumatic Experiences

Have you had traumatic experiences that are not resolving?

Sessions informed by the following training, experience, modalities…

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Somatic Psychotherapy

Therapy that supports awareness of how the mind and body are connected, supports nervous system regulation, and incorporates a holistic understanding of your experience.

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Internal Family Systems Therapy

Do you have a part that feels one way, and a part that feels completely different about the same thing? IFS therapy helps to make sense of this process and can help you feel more balanced.

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Trauma-Informed Therapy

Your lived experiences are part of your journey. Therapy skilled in supporting you to process your traumatic experiences.

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Mindfulness Based Therapy

Working in the here-and-now and seeing what you notice in the present moment. Therapy that looks at how the past impacts you today and what is in your control and what is not.