Trauma Focused Therapy in San Diego
You Are More Than Your Past
Meet Shay
Hi, my name is Shay. I grew up with one parent who struggled with depression and chronic health issues, and another with PTSD. I thought I was just an anxious person and never knew what it was like to feel calm. Therapy saved my parents’ lives. Therapy helped me learn I’m not an anxious person. Helping people heal from trauma and anxiety is my PASSION.
Through trauma-focused therapy in San Diego, I help teens and adults who have experienced abuse, neglect, chronic illness, and trauma reawaken to their life and discover who they are, what they love, and how they can be at peace once they heal. I help people see how the past affects functioning now and we work to help get you to the life you’ve been wanting to live.
Therapy with me is, above all, a gentle process. Everything I do centers on compassion. That way, as we work together, we can ease you back into connection with yourself first and then with others and the world. I know healing is possible.
Meet In Your Comfort Zone
Most sessions take place online, so you can meet with Shay from your own safe space anywhere in California: your home, a quiet office or any private place where you feel at ease. For deeper, focused work, Shay also offers intensives, virtually or in person in San Diego.
Leading With Learning
Shay began her career in clinical social work as a case manager. Trauma, Anxiety, Depression—her time in social work exposed her to incredible clients, all fighting to get better, who needed more support than she could provide in her role. This inspired her to start her work in clinical therapy and develop her now flourishing practice offering trauma-focused therapy in San Diego and across California.
Shay is a licensed clinical social worker with advanced training in Brainspotting, Somatic Experiencing, and Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry. What that means for you: more than one way in, and a pace that follows your body, not a protocol.
Training & Certifications
- Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
- Advanced training in Somatic Experiencing
- Advanced training and prior certification in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry
- Certification in Somatic Psychedelic Facilitation (Embody Lab)
- Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies, Trauma Research Foundation
- Trauma-Informed Neurofeedback Certification, Trauma Research Foundation
- Interpersonal Neurobiology and Mindsight Comprehensive Certificate Course (Dan Siegel)
- Internal Family Systems Trauma Treatment Program, a 4-month online intensive (Frank Anderson)
- Biology of Trauma Professional Training Program
- EMDR training, Parts 1 and 2
The Foundation
Clarity
Trauma-focused therapy in San Diego is most successful when there is clarity in intention and boundaries.
Understanding
Shay leverages her expertise & personal experience to support clients and help them feel understood.
Safety
In each session, Shay creates a calm and supportive environment where clients can feel safe and understood.
Find Your Way Back to Yourself
If you’re battling trauma or anxiety, you deserve compassionate support from someone who truly sees you. Book your 15-minute consultation with Shay today.