Shelly Huffman LMHC, LLC

Somatic Experiencing Advanced Level II

Clients Ages 18+

Private Pay Rates

Individual 50 minute $160

Couples 50 minute $200

Couples 80 minute $250

Sliding Scale available as needed, and will be negotiated at your first session. A superbill will be provided for filing an out-of-network insurance claim for reimbursement of session cost.

I’ve always been interested in people’s stories. Mine has been marked by adventures, deep joys, significant losses, and many dark nights of the soul. In all of it, I’m amazed at how the human spirit and the human body can recover time and time again; we are hard-wired to recover. It is my life’s passion to provide support and direction to help facilitate the transformation possible within some of the most difficult situations of our lives. My counseling style is to be compassionate and nurturing, while also providing honest, straightforward feedback. I’ll approach your concerns with an interest in how, when, and why they have surfaced now. Your life is speaking to you, and I’ll help you pay attention. We’ll determine together how to move forward.

For 20 years, I’ve been working with clients from diverse backgrounds, with a wide variety of issues. A particular passion of mine is working with other counselors, first responders, or others in the helping professions. My areas of ongoing study are in the neuroscience of psychotherapy: how therapy changes the brain, as related to stress reduction and improving communication and intimacy in relationships. I have specialized training in various mindfulness therapies. I’m an Advanced Level 2 practitioner of Somatic Experiencing (TM), (www.traumahealing.org).

What has prompted you to find a counselor today?

I can help you with:

Your relationships: sexual intimacy & satisfaction, better communication, infidelity and feelings of betrayal

Your moods: depression, anxiety, stress, PTSD and trauma

Major Life Events: transitions involving grief, loss of job, changing jobs or moving to a new area, loss of loved one or pets

Your Self Perceptions: body image and eating disorders, learning to eat and move intuitively

Your Identity: I am LGBTQAI+ affirming and work with: coming out, family conflicts (shunning/exclusion within family or church), gender identity, healthy relationships, marriage and family

Life Passages: children leaving home, mid life transitions, menopause, perimenopause, caring for aging parents, death and dying

If you’re interested specifically in trauma therapy, check out the video on the Trauma Resiliency page