- Trauma-informed approach
- Workplace and career focus
- Parenting support
About Shano
Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, parenting strain, and work-related struggles. She aims to build a trusting relationship where clients can speak openly and be heard. Her style is compassionate and goal-focused, with attention to each person’s strengths and needs.
She draws on 18 years of experience across child welfare, foster and adoptive care, private practice, and workplace settings. That background informs her work with trauma, secondary trauma, first responder issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and adoption-related stress. She also supports people facing career pressure, compassion fatigue, bipolar mood challenges, and life transitions.
In sessions she uses practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Conversations often include pacing goals, building coping skills, and reframing difficult stories to reduce symptoms and increase agency. She works at the client’s speed and emphasizes collaboration when deciding on tools and next steps.
Dr. Rodgers holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and a MA in Clinical Psychology and brings those perspectives into workplace and career-related concerns. She is licensed as an LMFT in California. Her approach blends clinical knowledge with pragmatic strategies for daily life.
People typically start by describing the problem they want to change. Sessions move from immediate coping strategies toward longer-term patterns and goals. Dr. Rodgers aims to partner with clients so they can make steady, manageable progress.
How these approaches translate to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence. It helps with anxiety, depression, work stress, and building specific coping skills. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative method that draws out a person’s own reasons for change and strengthens commitment to goals; it is useful for career shifts, habit change, and managing motivation during transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to select and adapt methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a practical CBT skill for a few sessions or using narrative techniques to reframe a life story before moving to solution-focused steps.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work and family rhythms, shorten check-ins on busy days, and allow sessions without travel time. Some formats also allow for different ways of communicating that can suit lower bandwidth or quieter surroundings. The therapist aims to help clients integrate sessions into everyday life while focusing on clear goals and usable skills.
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Experience
18+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a range of issues including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, stress, anxiety, relationship and family stress, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Therapy emphasizes a collaborative relationship, practical coping skills, and goal-oriented conversations. Sessions combine talking through life stories with concrete strategies to reduce symptoms and build resilience.
How much experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 18 years of professional experience, including work in child welfare, foster and adoptive care, private practice, and workplace settings.
What are the clinician's credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.