Shoshana Ray LICSW

Being a “shame whisperer”, as coined by several clients, is my greatest asset because I intimately know the terror, rage, and emptiness trauma wrecks on a life and I know that integrating the past to evolve beyond it is our birthright.

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1:1 Mentoring
Somatic Therapy
Group Facilitation
Ayurvedic Health Counseling

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When I’m not meeting clients or writing, you can find me musing in nature, casting incantations with my son, reading, dancing to eclectic music, and drinking copious pots of loose-leaf tea. I love connecting with kindred spirits, curious collaborators, and fellow wanderers, feel free to reach out!

I sought out therapy during an emotionally challenging year. After only our first few sessions, I felt comfortable enough to share openly about some of life’s deeper struggles. Shoshana never judged and always showed up to support me. She has also helped me curate my own tools for coping with anxiety, which has improved my overall well-being. I can now focus on being more present in my life for the moments that matter. I am very grateful for our time/work together.
-Client

Shoshana will empower you. She has an incredible arsenal of tools and perspective that helped me build self-esteem, confidence, and -- most importantly -- compassion for myself. In turn, I've not only become more loving to myself, but also to others. Plus, she is incredibly respectful and non-judgmental of personal choices and has a genuine concern for you and your wellbeing. It has been life-changing to have her in my corner!
-Client

Shoshana has been my individual psychotherapist for over four years. She has seen me through my darkest and most wonderful moments of life in this short period of time. She has helped me unpack my childhood trauma and provided me with tools to cope with my chronic anxiety and depression. We have also spent a significant amount of time working on my issues with addiction and eating disorder. She creates a milieu free of judgement and shame, and I always leave with a little more confidence in myself and my ability to persevere.
-Client

Two years ago, I was in the worst possible place mentally I could have ever imagined. After years of avoiding past traumas and increasing anxiety which resulted in panic attacks, I sought out help. I aimed to find a highly skilled practitioner who shared my spiritual beliefs, and someone who could help me address behaviors and mental programming I acquired from growing up in a home with two parents who struggled with addiction. As soon as I found Shoshana in my search, I immediately felt she would be a great fit. I am glad I trusted my intuition, because we have done so much work that I didn’t realize how how much I was neglecting myself. I feel like I have control of my life for the first time ever, and I’m doing it without crippling anxiety. I have learned self compassion, forgiveness, and how to live more mindfully, and I finally feel like I am the absolute best version of myself. Finally, at 36 years old, I love being me!
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MENTORING

Mentoring (or coaching) is similar to therapy in some regards without the diagnosis, treatment plans, and insurance involvement. My extensive training and experience as a therapist enhances my mentoring capacity. I enjoy working with creatives, which in my opinion is synonymous with humans, who seek emotional support crafting memoir and creative nonfiction around painful lived experiences. Additionally, I offer mentoring to those who require support around life transitions, grief and loss, boundary setting, estrangement, unhealthy family dynamics, addiction recovery, and cultivating greater self-nourishment.

GROUP FACILITATION

I’ve led groups in treatment facilities, literary organizations, schools, spiritual centers, yoga studios, and online. Topics I teach include posttraumatic growth, resilience building, neurodivergent creativity, trauma-informed mindfulness, eastern wisdom philosophy, Ayurveda for modernity, yoga for writers, and mindful-self compassion for shame. With years of experience, running process therapy groups and psychoeducation classes, I’m comfortable holding space and facilitating meaningful engagement.

AYURVEDIC HEALTH COUNSELING

I offer Ayurvedic health counseling for goals related to hormonal balance, inflammation, fatigue, or any other bodily imbalances you’re interested in addressing through India’s ancient medical practice and sister science to Yoga. I incorporate my SomaYoga teacher certification here as well, since asana and pranayama are often recommended as part of a healing protocol in Ayurveda.

• Sarah Lawrence College, Bachelors Liberal Arts in Creative Writing 2004
• Saint Catherine University, Masters of Clinical Social Work 2009
• Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) 2012
• DBT Associates, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certification 2012
• The University of Minnesota, Addictions Studies Degree 2013
• Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) 2014
• Normandale Community College, Level I Healing Touch 2014
• Yoga North Soma Yoga, Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT-200) 2017
• Yin Yoga Intensive Teacher Training 2018, Level II
• Reiki Level I & II, Devanadi School of Yoga and Wellness 2019
• Ayurvedic Health Coach Fall 2020, Wellness Pros
• Mindful Self-Compassion Therapist Certification, 2023
• Parts Work Trauma Specialist Certification, 2025

• Hippocampus Magazine (Personal Essay: Lost, September 2025)
• TrashLight Press (Poetry: Child Rapist Cop, July 2025)
• Drowning (In Short: A Journal of Flash Nonfiction, May 2025)
• Generational Healing at Universal Studios (HerStry, May 2025)
• Where I’m From (Where I’m From Project September, 2024)
• The Pop Bracelet (The Keepthings, November 2023)