Shauna Bergh, LMFT, SEP, RYT-500


Professional Profile

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in trauma informed psychotherapy, somatic therapy and nervous system regulation. Clinical work integrates Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR, mindfulness based approaches and principles drawn from yoga philosophy to support regulation, resilience and post traumatic growth. Experienced in psychotherapy with children, adolescents and adults as well as psychoeducational group facilitation and clinician education. Background in education and curriculum development informs an experiential teaching style focused on embodied awareness, relational attunement and clinical integration in psychotherapy practice.

Areas of Clinical Expertise

  • Trauma informed psychotherapy

  • Somatic therapy and nervous system regulation

  • EMDR and trauma processing

  • Mindfulness based therapeutic interventions

  • Yoga informed mental health practices

  • Relational and attachment based psychotherapy

Licensure

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Professional Certifications

  • Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Somatic Experiencing International

  • EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDR International Association

  • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500), Yoga Alliance

  • Nutritional Psychology Practitioner, JFK University

Professional Training & Continuing Education

  • NeuroAffective Touch® Foundation Training (in progress toward certification), NeuroAffective Touch Institute, 2025

  • Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma Recovery, Dr. Arielle Schwartz (2024–2025)

  • Attachment Focused EMDR, Dr. Laurel Parnell (2024)

  • Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner Training, Unyte / Dr. Stephen Porges (2024)

  • Somatic Experiencing Professional Training Program, Somatic Experiencing International (2021–2023)

  • EMDR Flash Technique Training, Dr. Philip Manfield (2020)

  • Deconstructing Anxiety Training, Dr. Todd Pressman (2020)

  • Nutritional Psychology Certification, John F. Kennedy University (2019)

  • EMDR Basic Training Levels 1 and 2, Dr. Philip Manfield (2019)

  • Advanced 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Ashley Turner, LMFT (2018)

  • iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation Training Level 1, Dr. Richard Miller (2018)

Teaching, Training and Course Development

Approved Continuing Education Provider, Yoga Alliance

Creator and Instructor: Somatic Skills Course – Foundations of Nervous System Regulation and Embodied Awareness. Developed and teach an experiential training integrating somatic therapy principles, nervous system education, mindfulness practices and applied psychotherapy concepts. The course is designed for clinicians and individuals seeking greater understanding of embodied awareness and regulation. Instruction includes psychoeducation in autonomic nervous system functioning, practical somatic regulation skills and structured experiential practices designed to support clinical integration and therapist self regulation.

Professional Experience

Private Practice Psychotherapist — Berkeley, California (2017–Present)

Provide psychotherapy for adults, adolescents and children with an emphasis on trauma recovery, anxiety and nervous system dysregulation. Clinical work integrates somatic therapy, EMDR and mindfulness based approaches.

School Therapist and Group Supervision Teaching Assistant — Program for Counseling in Schools, Berkeley, CA (2014–2020)

Provided psychotherapy for children and adolescents experiencing anxiety, ADHD, grief and family stress. Facilitated psychoeducational groups and mindfulness programs in school settings and provided consultation to educators and families.

Therapist Intern — Family Paths, Oakland, CA (2015–2017)

Provided trauma informed counseling services and crisis intervention through a child abuse prevention program.

Prior Professional Experience

Curriculum and Classroom Educator — San Francisco, CA (2006–2012)

Developed and delivered cross disciplinary curriculum integrating kinesthetic learning, emotional intelligence and collaborative problem solving. Provided classroom instruction emphasizing experiential learning, critical thinking and social emotional development.

Education

  • Master of Arts, Integral Counseling Psychology — California Institute of Integral Studies

  • Multiple Subject Clear Teaching Credential (CLAD) — San Francisco State University

  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology — University of Colorado, Boulder

Professional Affiliations

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

  • East Bay Chapter of CAMFT (EBCAMFT)

  • Somatic Experiencing International

  • EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

  • Yoga Alliance