Lucy Sherman, Lpc, EMDR Certified THERAPIST offering In person therapy sessions and Intensives
You don’t have to carry this all on your own.
Hey! I’m Lucy (She/her) a Portland, Oregon based Therapist who specializes in helping Highly Sensitive Adults process Complex Trauma and Sexual Trauma through EMDR, Creative Expression and Oracle card imagery.
please know:
Being here doesn’t mean you’re a burden or not enough, it means you have gone through some hard things that no one should have to cope with alone.
We create a space that can hold deep reflection, processing, laughter, creativity, sadness, anger, joy, epiphanies, connection to self and intuition, and profound relief in the body after years of holding trauma.
Is This Your Experience?
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How it's Always Been Isn't Working Anymore
From a young age, you learned to keep going, no matter how hard things got.
Your own difficult experiences were overlooked or invalidated and you learned to just rely on yourself, pushing through even when it felt hard and painful.
Now, in your mid-30s or early 40s, the weight of it all is starting to catch up with you.
Your body is feeling tense, in pain, overstimulated, and overwhelmed.
You know something needs to change—to allow yourself the space to rest, heal, and connect in a new way.
You don’t want to keep just enduring; you want to feel more grounded, supported, and present.
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Logically You Know but in Your Body it Feels Different
When we experience sexual trauma it can feel overwhelming and can shake the foundation of our sense of self.
You so want to be able to trust yourself but unsure how.
In this work, we create space to gradually explore the feelings that arise in ways that don’t require words or talking on the spot about what happened.
Through creativity and imagery there can be options for expressing and EMDR can be an approach to process and feel relief without needing to share every detail verbally that you may not be comfortable sharing yet.
It’s possible to be more distanced from the memories, more present in your body, and less hypervigilant while reconnecting with your most “you” self. It is truly such a freaking honor to guide people through this kind of healing.
This Work Together
Therapy-fit is so much about the energy in the room, relationship and a sense of trust and safety.
My hope is to create a space where you feel that all of your intersecting identities whether (LGBTQ2IA+, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color), neurodivergent, of all abilities, all sizes, all ages and relationship structures are celebrated and met with empathy, care and warmth while processing trauma and I don’t take your trust lightly.
I know reaching out for extra support can already be intimidating and to add the current climate oof, being really sure someone genuinely cares about your wellbeing matters.
With my intersecting identities I also know I grew up with unearned privilege and that can show up in the room as a cis, highly sensitive, white-presenting woman with Jewish dad, able-body, in mid-30s, little witchy, non-religious, tarot card-friendly, creative who grew up in a progressive place (Bay Area) with all basic needs met. I’ll always try to learn and check in and welcome feedback, this trauma work is about this being supportive to you.
Ingredients For Therapy together…
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitzation and Reprocessing) is an evidenced-based trauma therapy that can help your body get unstuck. You may feel logically you know things are ok know but your body is stuck responding as it did in the past and you know you feel ready to try an approach outside of just talking to find relief.
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Sometimes there are no words and having imagery to begin to explore can bring such depth while also feel like lower pressure than creating art expression out of nothing.
Within Therapy you get to explore your experiences through images and words. As the therapist I’m not reading, interpreting the cards but deeply connecting with your personal experience of them and offering reflective questions and invitations for self discovery.
There are different decks, choice and ways to pull at random or look at each card like collaging and create collective imagery of your unique experience with guidance.
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You will be invited to create and use imagery to deepen reflection while moving toward self-trust. These guided creative invitations are personalized to you and inspired by our work together in session as another language to use outside of verbal. (Absolutely no previous art experience necessary).
Mediums: Collaging, Drawing, Writing, Painting and imagery Cards.
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The feeling of being on the cusp of some profound realization and then time is up can be disorienting in 50 min. in EMDR intensives and extended sessions there is space to deepen.
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We collaborate with Everything! This has to feel right for you after all. We find our rhythm and learn what works for you and doesn’t work and we build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you are honored.
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We explore grounding tools that can help inside and outside of session. This could be noticing senses, taking deep breaths, imagining peaceful place, presence, moments of connection etc… System feeling more regulated than before? That is grounding.
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I do not take this work lightly, it truly is an honor sitting with folks in the parts of trauma they thought they could never share, never be validated and supported in or ever find relief from. The day by day small shifts and transformations that can happen when there is a foundation of trust and empathy and presence together is incredible. I know to hold space for others I also need to hold it for myself and create intentional self care practices that help me to show up most authentically, human, energized, empathetic and present.
My Training & Education
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
EMDR-Certified Therapist
Trained in Somatic Attachment EMDR
Advanced Training in EMDR for Chronic Pain
Master’s in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling and specialized in working with folks experiencing chronic pain and adjusting to disability
Trained in Expressive Arts Therapy Approaches
10 + years supporting folks experiencing trauma in a variety of settings, private practice, group practice, resource centers, clinic, residential and psychiatric day treatment programs
Get a Sense of Energy
Delanie Fischer is joined by Lucy Sherman, LPC, EMDR Certified Therapist. Lucy uses a variety of creative modalities to support her clients with processing and healing from complex trauma -- including oracle cards. Lucy guides us through 7 of her favorite oracle deck prompts that she uses with clients, as well as in her own self-care practice.
A bit more…
I love doing this creative healing work! Yes, I am professionally trained and thoroughly passionate about helping others find relief from trauma and then on a personal level, this kind of work has also helped me. The feeling of shame can be overpowering and we can feel like we are not enough, over time we find ourselves in situations that don’t align with us and we can feel stuck. I have always turned to creativity when stuck and therefore love bringing things that have worked for me in my healing, to clients.
Having a gentle, non-judgemental place to explore with a professional who has a toolbox that can help in processing, can bring such solace. Making art without repercussions can feel freeing and meaningful while building a new perspective.
When I’m not with my amazing clients, I love soaking up time with my basset mix Penny in nature, singing random songs to myself, Anyone else? Connecting with friends and loved ones, coming up with fun creative ideas, going to moon gatherings, finding beautiful decks for my personal use and with clients and putting on a good podcast or show.
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