Shauna C. Gauthier, MA, LMHC, LPC-S, NMIT
Therapist | Teacher | Supervisor | Natural Medicine Facilitator
You are not lost. You are becoming.
Sometimes we know exactly what's wrong. Sometimes we just feel stuck, anxious, heavy, disconnected from ourselves or the people we love. Either way, something is asking for attention.
Entering into therapy provides a relational space where self-awareness can deepen, healing can occur, the body can regulate, patterns can shift, and meaning can be made.
I work alongside people as they find the courage to step more fully into their own story. This work asks something of every individual willing to take this step: a willingness to look honestly at what has shaped them: the wounds, the patterns, the places where life diverged from what they hoped. Beyond that courage and willingness to face these challenging places there may also be a belief, fragile or whisper-quiet as it might be, that something can shift.
I am a Licensed Mental Health Professional in Washington and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, with more than 17 years of experience in trauma recovery, relational healing, and depth-oriented work. I bring that experience into every therapeutic relationship I hold.
What I offer:
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Depth-oriented, attachment-informed psychotherapy for adults navigating trauma, grief, relational wounds, identity transitions, and the full complexity of a human life. A few openings currently available.
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Relational and attachment-focused work for couples seeking to understand each other more fully, repair what has been wounded, and build something more honest and alive between them.
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Ketamine-assisted therapy and psilocybin mushroom facilitation for those ready to go beneath the surface when therapy alone hasn't been able to reach the deeper layer. For individuals and for other clinician referrals.
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Psychodynamically oriented reflective supervision for LMHCAs, LPCCs, and early career LMHCs and LPCs — offered individually and in small groups.
My Approach
This practice is grounded in relational, attachment, and depth psychology where the therapeutic relationship itself is understood as a primary vehicle of healing. You are not a diagnosis to be treated. You are a person with a history, a body, a longing, and a capacity for change that may be deeper than you currently believe.
Work here is trauma-informed in the fullest sense. We will move along together at the pace your nervous system can hold, we will honor the intelligence of your protective patterns, and we will be conscientious around not asking you to go somewhere you aren't resourced enough to go.
When you're ready, I'm here.
If something here resonates please reach out. The first step is a free 20-minute consultation call to explore whether this is the right fit.
“When we are ready to unpack our inheritance, we are able to confront the ghosts we carry within.”
Galit Atlas, Ph.D.