
Shanna Townley
Counselor, LMHC


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $170
- Couple Sessions $250
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- MBHP | MassHealth
- Medicare
- Optum

Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Massachusetts / 12102 Shanna Townley
- Attended University of Massachusetts, MS
- Certificate from University of Massachusetts Boston Mediation / 2015
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Developmental Disorders
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Autism
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- family members of persons with DD/ID/ASD
- Grief
- Intellectual Disability
- Life Transitions
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- School Issues
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Clay Therapy
- Compassion Focused
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Feminist
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
Groups
Weekly Women's Clay Therapy Workshop

Group runs (most) Mondays from 10:30am-1:30pm. It's a therapeutic clay workshop focused on women supporting and providing community for women. There will be a therapeutic exercise followed by the opportunity to hand build a specific piece-examples from past groups are: memory boxes, tiles, mandalas, serving bowls, mugs. Each week will focus on a different theme and new creation. Cost includes firing and glazing in one of 4 Local Pottery Glazes and finished pieces can be picked up at Local Pottery.
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Group Meets
Location
Local Pottery Studio and Gallery
Norwell, MA 02061
Clay Therapy Workshops for Neurodivergent Teens

This, shorter option, is for teens with ID/DD/ASD ages 15-18. . Clay therapy can be especially powerful for those who are neurodivergent. This group will focus on allowing individuals to build confidence and explore their creativity and emotions through art while connecting with peers.
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Location
Norwell, MA.
Norwell, MA 02061
One Night/ One Day Intensive Clay Workshop

Reach out to discuss scheduling options for a particular group/cohort. One-time intensives can be anywhere from 2 hours to a full day depending on what you feel your group needs. Previous groups have included: families going through grief, work groups needing support with communication, first responders, veterans, and other therapy agencies scheduling for a particular cohort.
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Location
Norwell, MA.
Norwell, MA 02061