Trauma Focused Therapists in Clayton, CA

I specialize in helping people process and heal from both recent and past trauma, substance use, anger, relationship difficulties, and implement boundaries with high stress jobs. I love working with trauma survivors, veterans/first responders, health care workers, and individuals, couples, and families who want to, or are curious about making changes in their life.

I love working with children, families, and adults at all stages of life. The work I do is strength based approach and borrowing from a variety of therapy modalities. I have experience working with trauma, OCD, ADHD, behavioral problems, depression, marital conflicts, and dealing with divorce. EMDR trained therapists to support work on trauma that can be big traumas as well as little traumas. Often time little traumas in the past cause us distress that impact our life today.

I am a psychotherapist in the Bay Area, California. I work with teens, adults, and families. My top priority is to build a therapeutic relationship with my clients and establish trust. My approach is evidence-based and solution-focused. I believe treatment should be collaborative and tailored to the unique needs of each individual and family. I enjoy working with individuals of all backgrounds. Your goals, potential, and challenges will always be our focus.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. I have had the privilege of working with children, teens, adults, families, and couples. During my 14 years as a therapist, I have seen clients with various issues, including grief and loss, adoption, infertility, anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD.

Throughout my service in various clinical settings, I have been struck by the importance of creating a safe space for those seeking mental health care and working towards personal growth. While I treat a wide range of mental health concerns, I specialize in working with those who: are navigating life transitions, including relationship and dating challenges, grief and loss, medical difficulties, or relocation; are striving to find effective ways of managing difficult emotions and communicating with others; have faced interpersonal traumas or identity-based invalidations; or are struggling to engage in meaningful ways with others.

Things that may have felt difficult prior to the pandemic carry a very different load now, as we learn to navigate life with Covid. While the idea of therapy may have felt radical before, it can now offer us a roadmap to developing greater internal strength to steer through the uncertainty. It is deep within our unconscious that we meet our true selves and can then begin the profound work of developing mechanisms for the lives we are seeking. I view it as a great privilege to bear witness to the strength that emerges from the courage of confronting the vulnerability of our own psychology.

I became a therapist because of my early experiences as a client. I finally felt seen and understood rather than defined by the insecure voice in my mind or the events that shaped my life up to that point. Over the last decades I've focused on working with others on the varying symptoms of trauma: depression, anxiety, addiction, perfectionism, low self-esteem, hopelessness, or the belief that healing isn't possible. My clients are ready to work; not because their problems are easily solved, but because they want to experience relief from their pain and a live a life that feels worthy of those efforts.

Hi there, I'm Shannon! I am a licensed marriage and family therapist with eight years of clinical experience. I have worked with individuals who face self-esteem, Anxiety, Codependency, Depression, Family Conflict, and Life Transition issues. I utilize a combination of Trauma Focused , Interpersonal, EMDR, Dialectical (DBT), and Attachment-based therapies that depends on what my clients want or need.

My practice is trauma-focused, culturally inclusive, and informed by my experiences as a 1.5-generation (i.e., India-born, US-raised) Indian American woman. I have worked primarily in community mental health with clients coping with depression, anxiety, complex trauma, family conflict, alcohol and substance abuse, work stress, and serious mental illness. I believe the therapeutic relationship is collaborative and tailor treatment based on your goals. I utilize various modalities including CBT, DBT, mindfulness, narrative, and psychodynamic therapies with compassion and cultural sensitivity.

"Anyone with children knows that they are challenging as well as rewarding. It is when these challenges outweigh the loving relationship that children start to typically manifest symptoms. Due to internal and/or environmental stresses, children can become withdrawn, oppositional, easily overwhelmed, and scared. This in turn can compromise your child's present and future relationships, academic performance, self-esteem, and the parent-child relationship. When difficulties are addressed early, children gain a sense of mastery and safety lasting a lifetime." Dr. Lynch has worked with young children in preschool, research, state/county, and clinical settings over the last ten years.

Coping with Covid-19 & shelter in place: We’re living in a time of uncertainty, stress and anxiety that is likely once in a lifetime. Survival fears about sickness and death have suddenly surfaced in a manner that most of us have never experienced. For those of us that have pre-existing PTSD, depression or anxiety, those feelings may be particularly amplified. We’re all seeking safety, comfort, and connection during this environment of extreme isolation. In response to these realities, I am offering therapy sessions, including EMDR using Zoom, FaceTime, or phone. Take care of yourselves and take care of one another.

You may have a goal of living a meaningful life in all of its richness - and are seeking help with mental health concerns, such as depression, anxiety, trauma, and/or somatic concerns. Childhood or long ago emotional concerns may continue to impact present day relationships, and/or day to day life. Or, perhaps, more recent incident(s) of stress or significant strain? A collaborative person-centered approach can help with self-reflection and exploring your life experiences, while working towards your goals.