Stephanie Kay Sommerstedt Bashirian

My goal as your therapist is to create a relationship that you can use for your own growth. While I only practice evidence-based treatments informed by the latest research, I don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Therapy is an art as much as a science, one that is meant to honor your unique story and your specific goals. Together we will explore your inner world and identify the beliefs and patterns that are keeping you from experiencing your life in the healthiest, most fulfilling, and most meaningful ways. I welcome the opportunity to work with clients on whatever they might bring into therapy, though my areas of special focus include couple therapy, recovery from emotionally immature family systems/relationships, attachment, adult survivors of childhood trauma, life transitions, spiritual/existential distress, issues of shame/self-worth, anxiety & depression. The paradox is, change can be experienced once you accept yourself as you are. So let’s start there. I don’t bel