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hi, I'm
Shana
I help people who feel stuck, ashamed, or disconnected find their way back to themselves.
For over 15 years, I’ve specialized in the work most therapists shy away from. I work with trauma, intimacy, sex therapy, and the deep attachment wounds that keep us from feeling truly seen.
this is my
story
Being a therapist is a very important part of who I am.
I care deeply about my work and my patients’ experiences. From the moment we touch base, I want my patients to know that they matter. What they want from therapy, from our work, and from their lives is important to me.
I believe that when someone feels genuinely cared about, understood, in control, and safe, they can finally begin to heal.
My background shaped how I understand the complexity of people's lives.
I’ve lived and worked across three countries: South Africa, Israel, and the United States. Growing up in South Africa and moving to Israel as a teenager taught me early on that culture, background, and identity deeply influence how we experience ourselves and our relationships.
After earning my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mediation, psychology, and conflict management, I began working in Israel as a counselor at eating disorder clinics and a shelter for abused teens. I worked with people navigating unimaginable trauma, loss, and abuse. These were people who felt overwhelmed, helpless, and sometimes suicidal. That work shaped my commitment to going deep with my clients and never shying away from the hardest parts of healing.
I pursued advanced training to serve my clients better.
I moved to New York to pursue my clinical MSW at Hunter College and worked at The Center for Urban Community Services. There I provided individual and group therapy to people in the homeless community dealing with complex trauma, violence, addiction, and mental illness.
I then moved to Washington, D.C., where I completed advanced post-graduate psychodynamic training at the Washington School of Psychiatry and specialized training in Ego State Therapy and trauma work at the Center for Healing and Imagery. During that time, I worked with complex trauma cases at Saint Elizabeth Forensic Hospital, The Women’s Center, and as a crisis on-call counselor in Maryland.
My practice today focuses on trauma, intimacy, and couples therapy.
For the past decade, I’ve been in private practice, specializing in trauma, intimacy, and couples therapy. My background in trauma and attachment naturally led me to focus on sex therapy, because intimacy issues are almost always rooted in something deeper.
I completed extensive training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and am currently pursuing AASECT sex therapy certification. I also teach master’s level counseling students at Caldwell University and supervise other therapists in the field.
I help people who feel stuck, disconnected, or ashamed.
My passion lies in helping people who feel stuck, disconnected, or ashamed, whether that’s in their relationships, their sense of self, or their intimate lives. I work with individuals and couples struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, body image, intimacy issues, infidelity, attachment wounds, and the deep loneliness that comes from feeling unseen.
If you’re struggling with physical or emotional intimacy, depression, self-esteem, eating concerns, fertility issues, pregnancy and desire, infidelity, or performance anxiety, I want to help. These issues can feel incredibly isolating, but you don’t have to face them alone. Our work together will help you understand what’s been holding you back and build the life and connections you deserve.