Client Testimonials

I've had the privilege and honor of working with hundreds of clients over my 20-year career as a therapist. Below are a few who wanted to share their stories.

Less stress and fewer negative triggers...

I recently participated in an ART session with Shawna, and it was truly a game-changer. I had been carrying a lot of work-related anxiety, and through the process she guided me in replacing a distressing experience with something far more positive.

Over the past couple of months since my session, I've noticed a real shift - less stress and fewer negative triggers connected to that experience. Shawna's expertise, calm presence, and thoughtful approach made me feel safe and supported throughout.

If you're considering EMDR or working through anxiety, I highly recommend Shawna. Her professionalism and care have made a meaningful difference in my life.

You literally changed the course of my life.

I spent most of my life limited by a painful self-consciousness that I inherited from my mom. It kept me isolated and refusing invitations to do fun things with friends out of insecurity. As I got older, it only go worse and began to have a serious negative impact on my relationship. I had a feeling that it would only continue to intensify and further limit my ability to enjoy my life, so I decided to work with you to see if you could address it.

I almost can't believe it as I write this, but we did ONE session of ART - ONE - and that insecurity was gone. I'd still have the insecure thought, but I didn't have the anxiety and fear that had kept me stuck inside a box for nearly 30 years. It just didn't have power over me anymore.

Something that had plagued and limited me my whole life, gone after one session. I feel like my life began to open up and has continued to do so ever since. You literally changed the course of my life. I can't thank you enough, Shawna!

"I have learned how to take a step back and think how I want to respond. This has helped in my marriage and being a mom to my teenage son."

"I'm no longer afraid to do things socially, and before my social anxiety was crippling. Feel like I have my life back. I've even begun dating!"

"Since a car accident several years ago, my anxiety about being in a car - especially as a passenger - had been getting worse. My daughter suggested I see Shawna. We did two sessions of ART, and not only have I noticed I'm more calm, but my husband even noticed. My reactivity had been a major trigger for arguments, and I'm no longer reactive. If you ask him, it's a miracle."