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Shae Allen

Therapist
14 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, Men's issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Chronic conditions
  • Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Health & Trauma Psychotherapist | Mind-Body-Brain Approach | Neurosomatic

I work at the intersection of trauma, health, identity, and major life transitions, integrating psychotherapy, modern neuroscience, and mind-body medicine.

Populations: Men, military/veterans, women in perimenopause (38-53), young adults (18-25)

Areas of support

-Co-occurring trauma and chronic illness

-Anxiety, C-PTSD, and nervous-system dysregulation

-Major life transitions and crises

-Relationship patterns

-Self-esteem, social anxiety, and identity exploration

-Sexuality, libido, intimacy, and sexual functioning

-Sleep, digestion, pain, brain fog, and stress-related physical symptoms

Background:

Health Psychotherapist with 15+ years of experience across private practice, Veterans Health Administration, and executive coaching, including:

  • 10+ years with the Veterans Health Administration, working on interdisciplinary teams with complex, layered presentations spanning men's health, medical case management, sexuality and libido, GI health, disability and injury, PTSD, chronic and complex illness, hormone and autoimmune conditions, performance, and identity.
  • Private practice, providing individualized psychotherapy for complex health, trauma, sex/intimacy, identity, and life-transition concerns.
  • Executive coaching

My approach to therapy

  • I take a highly personalized, multi-method approach that considers the whole person and root causes. My work integrates:
    • -Advanced health and trauma training
    • -Mind-body medicine
    • -Neuroscience and neural retraining
    • -Somatic therapy
    • -Trauma biology
    • -Behavioral and personality psychology
    • -Attachment and parts work
    • -Existential exploration
    • -Functional and holistic approaches

What you can expect from me

Treatment is customized to needs, learning style, and goals of the client.

About me

  • I identify as
    Caucasian, Woman
  • My style is
    Holistic, Empowering, Open Minded

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    14 years of experience
  • Training
    MSW (Master of Social Work) at University of Maryland
  • License type
    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Clinical) (Maryland), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (Virginia)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Independence Blue Cross Pennsylvania - Virtual National Network, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid Atlantic

Cost

Care details

  • Top specialties
    Anxiety, Men's issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Chronic conditions
  • More specialties
    Sleep disorder, Stress management, Physical health issues, Relationship issues, Trauma, PTSD, Diabetes
  • Therapy methods
    Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Biofeedback, Somatic, Psychoanalytic, Strength-Based
  • Care types
    Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Seniors, Adults
  • Languages
    English