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Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers

Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers, LMFT

Therapist in California

Collaborative, practical therapy for depression and life stress

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  • Strengths focused
  • Trauma informed
  • Practical tools

About Shano

Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers welcomes people who are feeling worn down by depression, anxiety, grief, or parenting stress. She emphasizes a respectful connection and aims to create a space where people can speak honestly about hard things. Her approach is steady and practical, helping clients set goals and move at a pace that feels manageable.

Rodgers draws on 18 years of clinical experience and long work in child welfare, including foster and adoptive care. She has practiced in private settings and supported people coping with childhood trauma, secondary trauma, workplace pressure, and life transitions. Her background includes a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology and a PhD in Organizational Psychology, and she holds the LMFT credential.

Sessions focus on identifying strengths, clarifying what matters most, and trying strategies that fit daily life. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to tailor work to each person. Conversations include practical steps and reflection so people can test what helps between meetings.

Rodgers also brings experience with adoption and foster care concerns, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and workplace stress. She supports people facing bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, anger, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or family conflict.

Therapy is described as a partnership where goals are set together. Prospective clients in California who read English are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking and to use the intake pathway to begin matching with her.

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How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Many clients do practical skill work through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and tests small changes to improve mood and daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is a short, collaborative way to clarify what matters to a person and to increase readiness for change through focused conversation. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories and try new ways of understanding personal struggles.

Finding the right method is part of therapy. The therapist works with each person to decide which approach or combination feels most useful based on goals, needs, and preferences. That collaboration helps shape session pace and the kinds of exercises or reflections used between meetings.

Specific session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins or more flexible scheduling when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, motivational conversations, and narrative work to remote meetings so people can practice skills in their everyday routines.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, stress, relationship and family conflict, anger, self-esteem, career strain, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The approach is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, setting goals, and trying steps that can be used between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 18 years of experience, including extensive work in child welfare and private practice supporting people with trauma, depression, and workplace pressure.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She is an LMFT and practices in California.

Which languages are offered and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options with the service before scheduling.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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