About Dr. Shehab

I earned my Masters and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in the San Francisco Bay Area. My coursework and clinical training were focused on psychoanalytic psychotherapy, diversity, and substance use/abuse. In my pre-doctoral clinical internships, I learned the enduring value of deepening the therapeutic relationship through a meaningful examination of a person's experience, past and present, and by staying attuned to the emotional thread of my clients' experience.

In my early career, my work with veterans and other disenfranchised individuals led me to incorporate other modalities into my work, such as pycho-educational, relaxation training and meditation, and cognitive-behavioral strategies. This work also furthered my understanding of trauma, diversity issues, and addictions/recovery.

My interest in the emotional effects of women's health problems, partly influenced by my personal experiences as well as professional work with medically compromised clients, led me to study women's and couples' experience of infertility and reproductive technologies. I joined a NIH-funded research team at University of California San Francisco, where I worked for five years. There, I had the opportunity to talk with hundreds of men and women facing the practical and emotional challenges of infertility. In 2002, I became licensed in California and opened began private practice alongside my research work.

After relocating to Portland, Oregon in 2005, I obtained my Oregon Psychology License and began seeing clients in private practice shortly thereafter. Throughout each year, I participate in an ongoing professional consultation group, attend multiple continuing education seminars on topics such as ethics, mindfulness, couples therapy, and psychoanalytic theory and application.