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moving through life's tough places

"On the long rough road, the sun and moon will continue to shine"

-THICH NHAT HANH

Places

you come to, places you leave behind, and places

you still hope to reach. You have come to one of life’s tough places and rather than enjoying life right now, you maybe spend too much of it on anxiety and disappointment, or maybe emptiness, shame, feeling stuck. Worn patterns like people pleasing and perfectionism can add to overwhelm and exhaustion. Asking yourself deeper questions about purpose, meaning, life direction and wondering 'what's next?'

Shana Dols in Asheville, NC
Shana Dols

Psychotherapist

MA, LMFT

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Navigating life's shifts and transitions is at the heart of the support Shana provides to her clients. Working with individual adults, she offers attuned listening with acceptance and gentle challenging with grounded support, helping clients ease anxiety, make sense of change, and rediscover their inner steadiness during times of confusion and uncertainty. Along with coping skills, Shana also helps clients grapple with deeper questions about life direction, purpose and meaning, self-identity, and finding their own unique 'what's next?'

Shana sees clients in person and virtually in North Carolina and virtually in South Carolina.

About

Shana works with individual adult clients age 25 to Elderhood, providing support for:

Healing from difficult or toxic relationships

Midlife transitions Menopause

Empty nest

Divorce & 

Widowhood

Retirement

transition

Job loss

Financial stress

Career burnout

Family conflict

Tension with adult children

Caretaking for parents and spouses

Solo parenting

Solo aging

Loss

Grief

Bereavement

Unpacking and processing old trauma

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Depth Psychotherapy invites what's unconscious into the light, so old wounds can finally make sense and soften.

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Guided mindfulness with Somatic Inner Relationship Focusing.

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Processing past trauma with Somatic EMDR and Expressive Arts

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Connection to inner parts with IFS and Jungian-informed depth work, including dream and shadow work

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