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Shana Barber, AMFT, is a compassionate trauma therapist specializing in EMDR therapy for children, teens, and mothers. Shana supports clients through life’s most tender and challenging moments, including postpartum transitions, motherhood stress, and NICU-related trauma. She is passionate about helping families heal from emotional pain and reconnect with a sense of safety, balance, and strength.
Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Shana helps clients of all ages process difficult experiences, release patterns of fear or self-blame, and move forward with greater resilience and confidence. Her approach is warm, culturally sensitive, and individualized, blending evidence-based techniques with deep empathy and understanding.
Shana works collaboratively with each client to create a safe and empowering therapeutic space where healing feels possible. Whether supporting a child through early trauma, guiding a teen through identity and emotional challenges, or helping a mother recover from birth or NICU trauma, Shana’s goal is to help each person reconnect with their inner strength and capacity for growth.
Through her gentle and trauma-informed approach, Shana helps clients not only process pain but also rediscover joy, connection, and hope.
