I am Juliane Taylor Shore.
Neuroscience nerd, therapist, author, teacher, and mom.
About Me
Juliane Taylor Shore, LMFT, LPC, SEP
I’m a therapist, author, teacher, and mom who is creating spaces where people can move into more self-compassion, self-trust, empowerment, and integrity. I regularly teach and speak to people from all around the world, and translate new understandings in neurobiology into practices that can support brain change.
I came into the therapy world as a client who argued that feelings didn’t matter only to find myself all these years later having followed neuroscience to the obvious conclusion: we are really feeling and meaning making beings driven by our interdependence. I believe that embracing that reality is key to finding purpose and deep joy.
I’m the author of Setting Boundaries that Stick: How Neurobiology Can Help You Rewire Your Brain to Feel Safe, Connected and Empowered.
I’m an Associate Instructor with the Coherence Institute, and a core faculty member with Therapy Wisdom.
I live in Austin, Texas with my husband, Adam, my daughter, Stella, and our rescue pointer mix, Layla. When I’m not thinking about therapy or reading the latest neurobiology research, I can be found watching the British Baking Show while creating art shoes for my dear friends.
Me.
My Family.
Layla.
Art Shoes.
I’m an integrative experiential psychotherapist, which means that I’m trained in many therapy models and I integrate them into a coherent whole. My integrative method is based on interpersonal neurobiological understandings of the mind, mental wellness, and brain change. The reason I love and favor experiential work is because the brain change that is most profound is in the changes in the Subcortical and Implicit Memory systems within the brain. In order to change, they must be activated (running with energy and information flow), and experiential modalities are best at activating the neural networks that will lead to profound shifts.
So what is experiential therapy? It’s therapy that is focused on here and now awareness of embodied experiences.
That doesn't mean we don't talk. People have said that therapy with me felt different - that we talked, but in a different way than other kinds of conversations. I’ve also heard people say that they didn't realize that it could feel natural to do this kind of work. Sometimes, I will invite my clients to do something a bit weird like ask a question of a Sand Tray figurine they picked up, or focus on a body sensation to help me understand how they are experiencing it. Other times, it might feel just like a regular conversation with more pauses for reflection on the here and now, than you would normally do.
I value client wisdom and intuition more than any science, so everything I do is an invitation with lots of room for your intuitions, voice, and guidance in our work. If you are a person who feels out of touch with their intuition, that's welcome too. We can learn how to listen to your inner wisdom together.
My biggest therapeutic influence is Bonnie Badenoch. I have trained with her for many years and she is the biggest influence and guide in the work I do. I’m also so grateful for earlier mentors such as Carol Middelberg, Sunny Lansdale, Dan Siegel, and Stephen Porges. I’m also highly influenced by the thoughts and writings of Tyson Yunkaporta, Kai Cheng Thom, Andrea Gibson, Robert Saposkly, Angus Fletcher, Mary Oliver, Prentis Hemphill, Tarana Burke, Iain McGilchrist, Audre Lorde, Austin Channing Brown, Michael Gazzangia, David Eagleman, and bell hooks.
About the therapies I practice
The types of therapy I weave together most frequently are:
Sand Tray: A therapy done through interaction with images made by you in the sand with small figures, figurines, or miniatures. This is a therapy that helps you access the right brain hemisphere and your implicit memory system easily. It’s helpful for a variety of therapeutic goals including trauma work and developing a better relationship with yourself.
Coherence Therapy: A form of therapy focused on transforming implicit memory through a natural biological phenomenon named memory reconsolidation by the neuroscientists who study it. This method harnesses this natural change process in a therapeutic context.
Internal Family Systems: One of the many parts models out there. In this one we focus on a relationship between a witnessing Self and various wounded parts (exiles) and protective parts that have formed over the years to help us adapt and avoid harm.
Somatic Experiencing: A body focused therapy focused on following and supporting the body to metabolize, integrate, and access resilience after traumatic experiences.
EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a therapy for trauma resolution that utilizes Bilateral Stimulation through eye movements or sensations in alternating hands to support that brain in integrating traumatic memories.
Couple Therapy: Les Greenberg's Emotion-Focused Therapy for Couples, Relational Life Therapy, and Intimacy From the Inside Out, are all therapies I have trained in extensively. I integrate techniques from all of them while keeping my eye on increasing internal flexibility and flow in the brains of both partners. I work with people in all kinds of relationships including open and poly romantic connections. I’m comfortable working with people in romantic groups that extend beyond two people.
Non-Violent Communication: A strategy of communication that supports mutual empowerment and clarity, while honoring the needs of empathy and validation of inner experiences.
Contact me.
admin@julianetaylorshore.com
4009 Banister Ln, Unit 330
Austin, TX 78704