ABOUTIf you could think through the problem, you would have solved it by now…
You can name the pattern and still land right back in it. Together, we move beyond self-awareness into change you can actually feel.
Nurture your nature ·
Nurture your nature ·
Meet AustinHi, I'm Austin.
Austin Sherman, LMFT · CA license #146132 · MA, California Institute of Integral Studies
I'm a licensed therapist for people of all ages with high sensitivity: ADHD, OCD, depression and anxiety. My clients are deep feelers and over-thinkers. They are thoughtful, driven, and highly creative and at the same time painfully self-aware and stuck. What they're looking for is change they can feel day to day.
I work somatically and mindfully: with the body, and with present moment experience to uncover the innate wisdom within. I draw on EMDR, somatic therapy, and ecotherapy, blending depth with evidence-based practice to reach below the surface.
Slowing down is central to how I work. In today's world we are overstimulated, and oversaturated with information. Slowing down allows us to cut through the noise and listen to your inner knowing. Alongside individual therapy and coaching, I offer focused couples work, workshops, online groups, and seasonal retreats.
I see clients online across California and in person in North Lake Tahoe, including walking sessions outside. Bilingual in English and Spanish.
We don't fight your wiring. We work with it.
Austin Sherman, LMFTMy ApproachHow I work
The gap between understanding and change usually isn't intellectual. It lives in the body and the nervous system, and that's where we work. We go deep when we need to, and we get concrete when that's what moves things. Mostly, I follow what's actually alive in the room.
This isn't about becoming a different person. It's about giving the stuck parts somewhere to move. Over time the pattern loosens its grip. You catch yourself sooner, the old triggers land with less force, and you spend less of the day braced for what's next.
EMDR
EMDR helps your brain reprocess a memory so it can settle into the past instead of firing in the present. I use it in an attachment-informed way, staying with the early relationships and patterns underneath the event. You set the pace the whole way through.
Somatic & Hakomi
So much of what keeps us stuck lives in the body, underneath words. I often tell people "if you could think your way out of this you would have already". This work slows things down enough to notice what your nervous system is actually doing. From there we work with the response itself to guide you towards your innermost knowing and healing.
Ecotherapy
Some of the best work doesn't happen indoors. I offer walking sessions and time outside, where nature becomes teacher and mirror. Time outside resets the nervous system and allows for a wider perspective.
CBT & Mindfulness
When it helps, we get practical with the thoughts that loop and the patterns that drive them. Mindfulness is how we notice what's happening without getting swept into it. Together they build steadier attention and a calmer baseline, day to day.
Transpersonal & Jungian
I am most passionate about helping people connect to what is most meaningful for them on a deeper level. Here we make room for meaning, dreams, and the spiritual or soul patterns to speak to us directly. Together we follow this spiral to see what needs to happen next.
Work togetherWays we can work together
Individual Therapy
Depth-oriented therapy for adults and adolescents who understand their patterns and want help changing them.
ADHD & Executive Function Coaching
For when you know exactly what to do and still can't get yourself to do it. Practical, non-clinical coaching for systems and follow-through, online and nationwide.
Couples/Relationship Therapy
For when you feel tension and distance in partnership. Relationship therapy helps you slow down, see the pattern, and find your way back to each other — to a relationship that feels honest, connected, and alive.
EMDR & Trauma Therapy
EMDR and somatic work for when your nervous system is stuck on high alert. Together we target and heal the wounds that talk therapy can't touch.
Curious whether we're a fit?
Tell me a little about what's bringing you in, and we'll take it from there.
NewsletterKeep in touch
A few times a year I send a short email about new workshops, groups, and seasonal retreats, with the occasional note on slowing down and living with a mind that runs fast and feels everything.