Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers
Practical, compassionate therapy focused on growth
LMFT California
- Experience
- 18 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Trauma and abuse, Grief, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Shano
Dr. Shano Palovich Rodgers welcomes people seeking practical, collaborative support for life transitions, trauma, mood concerns, stress, and relationship challenges.
Background and approach
She centers the therapeutic relationship and works from clients' strengths, needs, and goals to build a treatment path paced to each person's comfort and readiness. Dr.
Rodgers emphasizes a compassionate, motivational stance that encourages honest exploration and steady progress. With 18 years of clinical experience in California, she brings substantial background in adoption and foster care and in addressing grief, parenting challenges, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related struggles.
Dr. Rodgers integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused, and Trauma-Focused approaches to tailor care to presenting concerns.
She holds an LMFT credential and applies evidence-informed methods while honoring clients' stories and resilience. Sessions focus on practical strategies for coping, clearer thinking, and renewed problem-solving alongside opportunities to process difficult experiences.
Dr. Rodgers aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients can try new skills, reflect on patterns, and move toward meaningful change at a sustainable pace.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Dr. Rodgers commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical strategies to change behaviors and responses; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing, a collaborative, goal-oriented method that helps clarify motivation and resolve ambivalence when making changes in areas such as health behaviors, career moves, or relationship choices. Narrative Therapy is another tool she uses to explore personal stories and reframe the meaning of difficult experiences, which can support coping with trauma, grief, and identity shifts.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Rodgers works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best align with their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on what is helpful and what the client hopes to accomplish.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, try strategies between sessions, and access therapy from different locations while working with a licensed professional who integrates practical, evidence-informed approaches.
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Experience
18+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English