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STACY SHELTS, LPC



Mind/body/spirit Holism
Human Rights
Feminism
Cultural Humility
Self-Compassion
​Relationality
Community
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Values
Specialities
​Narcissistic abuse recovery​
Spiritual trauma
Family estrangement
Addiction
Gender Identity
Chronic Pain
Living with purpose


"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare."
-Audre Lorde
About Me.
Welcome! I'm so glad you're here.​
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I'm a licensed somatic psychotherapist with over 5 years of clinical experience specialize in cPTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, and attachment disorders.
I started dance lessons at age 3, which is the same age I started people pleasing. I started practicing yoga and meditation at age 11, which would later become an essential practice for me. I was a choir and theater kid through high school and college. I learned about acting and realized I'd been doing it my entire life, both on and off the stage. ​
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Once I started dating, I kept attaching myself to emotionally unavailable people who "needed" me. Deep down I hoped that if I found a way to help them, it would fix everything. Spoiler alert: it didn't.
When my depression and anxiety became unmanageable, I leaned heavily on my practice of meditation, trying to quiet the noise in my head. Getting into the present moment, choosing to let go of my thoughts was the most empowering feeling I'd ever had. When I started studying somatic psychology, I learned my body was in a chronic state of freeze & fawn. More importantly, I learned that the injury to my nervous system wasn't my fault, but it was my responsibility.
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With the help of mentors, friends, and spiritual practices, I no longer seek relationships with emotionally unavailable people. I am happily single and child-free. I am an avid knitter, meditator, and cat-lover.
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I am here now to help those who identify as women or nonbinary/trans-AFAB to claim themselves and their power.
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Recommended Reading
Women Who Love Too Much
by Robin Norwood
All About Love
by bell hooks
Mother Hunger
by Kelly McDaniel
Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping our Lives and How to Claim our Power
by Rose Hackman
The Dance of Anger
by Harriet Lerner
30 Covert Emotional Manipulation Tactics: How Manipulators Take Control in Personal Relationships
by Adelyn Birch

IS SOMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY THE SAME AS PSYCHOTHERAPY?
There are many similarities, however, the body plays a much bigger role in somatic therapy (Soma- means "body" in Greek). I teach people to deepen their felt-sense awareness, develop their vocabulary to describe their internal state, and use movements large and small to develop self-expression and authenticity. Traditional therapy usually takes place seated and involves conversing for the entire session. Body-based therapy may also include getting out of the seat and moving throughout the space, periods of guided mindfulness exercises, and/or periods of silence used to practice interoception - the act of sensing within the body.

