Shirin Shoai, LMFT, Certified IFS Therapist

Hey there. If you often find yourself feeling out of place or struggling inside—even though other people think you have it all together—I can help. I work with individual adults who want depth therapy for anxiety, as well as high-masking, late-discovered high sensitivity (HSP) and neurodivergence. This can include concerns around identity, relationships, life transitions, overthinking, people-pleasing, self-doubt, boundaries, burnout, and self-criticism. My style is active, spacious, and focused on supporting you in slowing down, tuning into yourself, and accessing the healing wisdom that thrives within you right now, even as you read this. I take an integrative approach with my clients, blending mindfulness and somatic (embodied) awareness with relationalpsychodynamic and Internal Family Systems therapy. Together, we'll connect the dots between your upbringing and the strategies you took on to cope with it, and you’ll discover new ways of easing the tensions that keep you stuck. I welcome curious, self-reflective clients of any identity to my practice, with a particular affinity with those identifying as empathic, highly sensitive, creative high achievers, andor multiracial. I also welcome therapists seeking individual or group consultation in IFS. Contact me for a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation if you’re ready to live with more ease and self-confidence.

Host of Multiracial Mental Health: The Podcast: https:shows.acast.commultiracial-mental-health

Mindfulness is the foundation for the three main approaches I integrate into therapy: somatic (body-based) practices, relational therapy (talking and interpersonally based), and Internal Family Systems ("parts" work). I believe therapy works best when we get present to your in-the-moment experience of yourself AND of our relationship, which is a sure path to the answers that work best for you.

The relationship between you and your therapist is just as important as the approaches they use. You'll want to feel not just heard and understood, but that you both align on how to make the best use of therapy.