Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers, LMFT

Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers is a California-based LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 18 years of experience who centers the therapeutic relationship as the foundation for meaningful change. She often references C.S. Lewis's line, To love at all is to be vulnerable, to underscore how vulnerability can be an important and carefully held part of the healing process. Dr. Rodgers cultivates a non-judgmental space that encourages trust and supports clients in expressing their needs and goals.

She works collaboratively with clients, building on self-identified strengths and moving at a pace that feels manageable. Her clinical work includes extensive experience in child welfare, including foster and adoptive care, and extends to issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, stress and anxiety, relationship and family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career and workplace issues, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She also brings attention to first responder issues and hospice and end-of-life counseling when relevant.

Dr. Rodgers draws on a range of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy, tailoring techniques to each person's circumstances. She provides services in English in California and holds an LMFT license, which signifies specialized training in marriage and family therapy. She is not currently accepting new clients.