Shana Schloemer, LPC, CFRS, is a licensed professional counselor who has been in private practice since 2010. Shana earned a B.S in Psychology from UW Madison and an M.S in Educational Psychology from UW Milwaukee. She has worked in the mental health field for over 25 years. Shana has experience working within multiple health systems including: county mental health, school districts, and psychiatric hospitals. She specializes in trauma work and feels honored to be a part of someone’s healing. She has been a passionate advocate for LGBTQ+ rights for many years in this community.
She helped co-facilitate the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at one of the local high schools and secure protection for that group. She has spoken at school board meetings, groups of high school students for career development, testified for the Senate Judiciary Committee on an education bill that would have harmed students who need the protections of trained interventionists. She has been interviewed by radio and television for her work on advocacy for public education. She has done public speaking for The Family Center, Northwestern Mutual, Alverno, UW Milwaukee, and other presentations and workshops. She has taught at the University level in Developmental Psychology, helped create relationships with Universities in Wisconsin to mentor students for practicum and later train as Post Graduate Qualified Treatment Trainees.
Shana takes a trauma informed approach to working with people and meeting them where they are. She believes the therapeutic relationship is an integral part of healing.
Clients Shana works with:
- Children 8+
- Adults
- Couples/Family
- Polyamory and open relationships
- LGBTQIA+ Individuals
Therapeutic Specialties:
- PTSD/Trauma
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Parenting
- Couples
- Sex and Intimacy Concerns
- Sexuality
- Gender Affirming Care
- Post Partum Depression
- GLP-1 Patient Journey/Body Dysphoria
- Family Reunification Specialist
