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Shawna Herbst is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience. Shawna welcomes clients seeking individual therapy for anxiety, stress, life transitions, grief/loss, burnout and work/life balance, relationship issues, women's health issues, and caregiver burden. Many of her clients come to see her when they are feeling overwhelmed, when difficulties are beginning to impact their work, relationships, or self-care, or who may feel uncertain about how to make a change in their life. Shawna often sees women seeking help with balancing multiple roles with self-care, health care professionals, caregivers, those wanting to focus on attachment issues affecting relationship with self and others, or those seeking help with stress management.
Shawna's therapy approach is informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, solution-focused therapy, and mindfulness-based practices including mindful self-compassion. She works to help her clients recognize unhelpful patterns getting in the way of living with vitality and to move toward what is most important to them. With a warm and collaborate style, Shawna supports her clients heal past trauma, face current challenges with compassion, and open up to accepting themselves fully, while respecting and honoring the person's individual life experience and background.
Shawna graduated in 2006 with dual master's degrees in social work and public health from Tulane University. Shawna has worked in a variety of settings. Most recently, she was a therapist with Stanford Outpatient Psychiatry working in women's wellness, geriatrics and neuropsychiatry.
Shawna is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher. In addition to individual therapy, she offers structured mindfulness skills sessions in which she helps her clients slow down and find ease with what is happening, have compassion for self and others, and re-engage with life with openness, curiosity and renewed interest and joy.
Years of Experience: 19 years
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Caregiver stress & support - Coping with anxiety, stress, fatigue, and burnout related to caring for a loved one; balancing the needs of others with one's own needs and health
Life transitions - Coping with difficult or impactful life changes, such as moving to a new area, relationship transitions, child rearing, or career changes; learning self-care to better manage resulting stress
Stress management - Strengthening effective ways of coping with the stress of life and change; managing expectations of self and others
Women's issues - Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman
Mind-body connection - Practicing mindfulness to draw together how the body feels physically and how the mind feels mentally; healing both physically and mentally
In addition to individual therapy, I offer mindfulness skills sessions for anxiety, stress management and encouraging self-compassion.
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If you have a PPO plan with out-of-network benefits, I can provide you with a "super bill" that you can submit to your insurance to cover some of the cost. However, I am unable to guarantee that you will receive payment for the services from your insurance. Be sure to verify the limits of your insurance if you plan to file a request for reimbursement.
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