Name: Kendra Shumway

Title: Licensed Psychotherapist

Credentials: MSW, LSW

Sometimes the catalyst for pursuing therapy is external: a difficult relationship, a trauma or loss, a life transition. Other times the catalyst is internal: persistent feelings of sadness or anxiety, or struggling to make healthy changes. Whatever the reason, seeking help can often feel like an additional stressor during an already tumultuous time.

My goal is to build relationships with my clients that lighten the load of these difficult times and support them in accessing their own innate capacity for growth and healing. I believe this capacity exists in each of us, is intact and accessible to us throughout our lives, and that the “symptoms” that bring us to therapy can actually guide us toward solutions. My role is to partner with my clients as they become curious about their experiences, and to support them in becoming attuned to the wisdom of their own bodies and minds.

I work with children and adults of all ages, drawing from a variety of approaches including internal family systems and play-based therapy.