Shannon Rice, MA, LPC, SEP

Starting the journey of therapy to explore your inner world takes great courage.

• Do you experience anxiety and depression at times?,

• Perhaps you have a difficult time trusting others or yourself?

• Have you experienced feeling frozen and shut down?

• Do you long to expand your sense of well-being and belonging, both in yourself and in the world?

My training Somatic Experiencing® Therapy can help you gently not just manage anxiety and depression but move toward being free of these challenging states.  I am truly passionate about this way of working, and it is an honor to support you in this journey!

Using Somatic Experiencing® Therapy together, we can help you recover your ability to feel present and enjoy your life Instead of settling for just surviving.

In our work together, you can gradually experience more ease as you learn how to befriend your body and Its amazing Intelligence.  You may even discover some hidden superpowers.

You can learn to view your body as a place of refuge and support rather than a scary place to avoid. You can feel more capable and empowered to face the inevitable ups and downs of life. You might be surprised to discover what Is possible.

If you are having challenges In your relationship with intimacy and sexuality, you may find that our work together will help you find safety and connection In ways you may not have thought were possible, Instead of dangerous or something to be avoided. Our relationship with sexuality can become skewed for so many reasons (culture, original family, religion, gender roles, etc.) Including sexual assault or trauma.

Shutdown, fear, or avoidance are common responses to such experiences. You can reclaim your relationship to intimacy and sexuality through this gentle, embodied approach using Somatic Experiencing® Therapy.

I strive to be a socially-just and culturally-informed therapist. I understand and honor how our multitude of social locations and identities shape our experience and opportunities in the world.

I am a life-long learner and enjoy challenging myself to better understand how my own privileged and oppressed identities shape my views and experience in the world. I offer a supportive and safe space for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx and beyond.