Jermaine Shorter LPC-MHSP

I work with men exploring relationships, identity, emotional connection, life transitions, and the expectations they've learned about who they're supposed to be. Therapy can be a place to put some of those expectations down, become more curious about yourself, and decide what being a man means for you rather than having that answer prescribed for you.

Relationships often reveal patterns that are harder to see on our own. I work with individuals and couples exploring communication, connection, intimacy, conflict, trust, changing needs, and the ways each person contributes to the relationship they've created. The goal isn't to decide who's right, but to understand the patterns between you and what you want to do with them.

Spirituality can be a source of meaning, connection, questioning, conflict, healing, or all of these at once. I welcome conversations about faith, spirituality, religious experiences, changing beliefs, and questions that don't have easy answers. My role isn't to tell you what to believe, but to help you explore what you believe, what you've inherited, and what feels true and meaningful to you.

I believe clients are the experts on their own lives, even when they can't yet see everything influencing their experience. I create space for you to lead while remaining actively engaged—listening closely, getting curious, noticing patterns, and sometimes challenging what I hear. My role isn't to direct your life, but to help you see yourself and your possibilities more clearly.

My couples work is informed by training in the Gottman Method and begins with a structured process for understanding the relationship before deciding where treatment should focus. I combine relationship assessment with each partner's individual experience and what I observe between you. Rather than deciding who's right, we work to understand the relationship you've created together—its strengths, its challenges, and the patterns that keep showing up.

I don't experience people as a collection of symptoms. Your relationships, body, work, family, culture, spirituality, responsibilities, environment, history, and hopes for your life can all be relevant to understanding what you're experiencing now. We'll explore the parts of your life that matter without assuming everything needs to become a problem to solve. Sometimes understanding how the pieces connect changes what you see.