About

Shohreh Schmuecker, LMFT and Somatic Psychotherapist

Hello! My name is Shohreh (pronounced “Shore-A”) and I am a LMFT and Somatic Psychotherapist.   My professional experience includes working with anxiety, trauma, somatized mental health concerns, boundary issues, self-esteem issues and perfectionism. My approach utilizes Somatic Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, trauma therapy, holistic approaches, mindfulness and attachment therapy.    Outside of my professional work, I am a mother, I love to garden and find that I feel grounded in nature amongst trees.  I look forward to meeting you and working together!  

Education and Training:

• Bachelors of Arts, Psychology, San Francisco State University

• Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, Specialization in Somatic Psychotherapy, John F. Kennedy University/National University

• Licensed in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist (#MFT 105346)

• Post Master’s Clinical Fellowship, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

• Child-Parent Psychotherapy Rostered, UCSF Child Trauma Research Program

• Somatic Experiencing® Introduction and Fundamentals with Steve Hoskinson

• Healing Developmental Trauma: Promoting Resiliency through Connections, Bruce Perry

• New Directions in Child and Adolescent Treatment: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach Workshop. Pat Ogden, Bonnie Goldstein

• Treating Complex Trauma Beyond Competency, Linda Curran PESI

• Gottman Couples Therapy - Level 1

• Internal Family Systems Therapy- Level 1

• Internal Family Systems Therapy - Level 2: Intimacy from the Inside Out

Articles Written:

GoodTherapy article “Navigating Mental Health in the Workplace” by Shohreh Schmuecker, LMFT https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/navigating-mental-health-in-the-workplace/

Professional Membership

• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

• East Bay California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (EBCAMFT)

The types of therapy I use

I believe in using modalities that I myself have found useful and have seen are useful with the clients I work with. I am always looking to understand and learn new approaches and interventions that I feel could serve my clients.

I believe in the richness that cultural, spiritual and interpersonal perspectives each individual brings. The cultural aspects can be many things including, but not limited to, the culture of your family of origin, the culture of your ancestry, the culture within your immediate community and the culture that you may be acculturating into or out of. I have a deep respect for other cultures and philosophies and I have personal experience with the acculturation process.

My approach utilizes the following:

• Somatic Psychology

• Internal Family Systems

• Trauma informed practices

• Holistic Approaches including Mindfulness

What is Somatic Psychotherapy?

I am a Somatic Psychotherapist because I deeply believe in the mind-body connection. When I discovered Somatic Psychotherapy years ago, I realized that body sensations are just as relevant as the words and emotions that we experience. Sometimes we can’t find the words or the emotion, but we are able to track the sensation in our body. By acknowledging our body experiences while talking about our emotional experiences, we get a greater understanding of our internal world. It can offer a holistic pathway to understanding own systems and another pathway to access how we process our world.

Why I Work Through a Trauma Informed Lens?

Working with a therapist that utilizes a trauma informed lens is important for any client who has experienced difficult circumstances in their lives. This understanding helps me as your therapist to understand the typical way our human nervous system responds to threat. The responses are typically flight, fright, or freeze. If that is not understood, then there can be a tendency to pathologize a reasonable and appropriate response when there is a perceived threat of danger.

Practice Location

My practice is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. Sessions are conducted through telehealth online. I am licensed in California which allows me the opportunity to see clients that are located anywhere within California.

I look forward to speaking with you about how we can work together!

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