Work With Me | Virtual Therapy for Women Over 40
Shannan Blum, LMFT
You’ve probably already tried pushing through it. This is something different.
Virtual therapy for women over 40 is vital, because we’re often overlooked. If you’re navigating something that has genuinely shaken your sense of self – maybe a faith crisis, a marriage ending, a body changing, or a house that’s suddenly quiet – you don’t need a therapist who incessantly says, “how does that make you feel” (shitty question btw!), or hands you a worksheet and calls it a day. You need someone who can sit in the complexity with you and help you stay present.
I’m Shannan Blum, LMFT, with over 30 years of clinical experience and a lot of personal experiences with upheavals. I’m certified in DBT/CBT, EMDR, CPT, and as a Somatic Practitioner. I’m a former Certified Eating Disorder Specialit as well.
I work virtually with women in Indiana, California, and Texas using a HIPAA-supported telehealth platform. I specialize in supporting you through the kind of upheaval that leaves you asking: Who am I now? Here’s where we might begin.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Religious Trauma Therapy
If a faith system shaped your identity, your relationships, and your sense of worth – and then it stopped fitting or even hurt you – the aftermath of that is real. It also deserves real support from someone who truly understands because they’ve been through it, too. This work helps you process spiritual abuse, navigate faith deconstruction, and rebuild an identity that’s actually yours. Click here to learn more about Religious Trauma Therapy.
Menopause & Mental Health
Menopause isn’t just physical. The anxiety, the disconnection, the grief of a shifting self – these are psychological experiences that deserve more than symptom management. I work with the whole picture, and I believe this season carries genuine wisdom if you have the support to access it. Click here to learn more about Menopause & Mental Health in therapy.
Life Transitions, Divorce & Empty Nesting
Divorce. An empty house. Retirement. These aren’t just events – they’re identity shifts when we’ve spent years perfecting the roles. Whether you’re grieving what you’ve lost or tentatively discovering a free-birding sense of possibility, this work helps you figure out who you are on the other side. Learn more by clicking here.
Somatic Psychotherapy
Talk therapy reaches a lot – but not everything. Somatic (body-based) work engages the wisdom your nervous system holds, helping you access healing that insight alone can’t always unlock. And yes, this works beautifully over video. Click here to learn more about Somatic Psychotherapy.
Inner Child Healing
The beliefs you formed about your worth and lovability before you were old enough to question them don’t automatically update when you grow up. Inner child work bridges the contact between the adult self and those younger parts of you, giving them what they needed and didn’t get. Click here to learn more about Inner Child Healing.
Jungian & Tarot-Assisted Healing
For women drawn to depth, symbol, and soul-level work. Using Jungian archetypal psychology and Tarot as a self-reflective tool, this approach reaches what’s harder to put into direct words. It’s unconventional, clinically grounded, and for the right person – truly transformative. Click here to learn more about Jungian Depth Psychology
WORKING TOGETHER
All sessions are virtual using a secure, HIPAA-compliant video from wherever you are in Indiana, California, or Texas. Free consultations are available. No pitch, no pressure – just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.
