Online Therapy for Women Over 40 in California
California women know their options. Here’s one worth considering.
One of the beautiful things about California is its diversity and the fact that therapy has been around a hot minute in The Golden State. Maybe you’ve tried different apps, sound baths, and a few different therapeutic modalities. And yet here you are – still looking – because something hasn’t quite clicked into place yet. Virtual therapy for women can help that.
I respect that, and I don’t view that as a failure. I think it means you know yourself well enough to keep going until you find what actually fits.
I’m Shannan Blum, LMFT – licensed therapist with over 30 years of experience, and I specialize in the kind of deep, integrative work that goes beyond symptom management. Having spent almost half my life in California, I appreciate the landscape – the sophistication, the openness to alternative approaches, the social justice values, and the particular exhaustion of women who’ve been doing a lot of healing work and still feel like something essential remains missing.
What I Help California Women Work Through
California women I work with tend to be self-aware, well-read, and already familiar with therapy. What they’re often looking for is something that goes deeper – that works at the level of the nervous system and the unconscious, not just the cognitive. Here’s what I specialize in:
Religious trauma and spiritual abuse recovery — California has a complex relationship with religion, from agnostic movements, conservative evangelical communities to high-control new age groups. Wherever your religious wounding came from, the healing process has the same core: rebuilding self-trust after it was systematically dismantled.
Menopause, perimenopause, and midlife identity – the hormonal and psychological dimensions of this transition deserve skilled, informed support. I bring both clinical training and personal experience to this work.
Major life transitions – divorce, empty nesting, career pivots, the identity questions that arise when you’ve achieved what you were “supposed to” and still feel like something’s missing.
Somatic psychotherapy – body-based healing that integrates beautifully with virtual sessions. California clients often have some familiarity with body-based work, which means we can go deep relatively quickly.
Inner child and attachment healing – for the relational patterns rooted in early wounding that keep showing up no matter how much insight you’ve accumulated.
Jungian depth psychology, archetypes, and Tarot-assisted healing – for the women who want to work at the level of soul and symbol, not just behavior and cognition. This approach tends to resonate strongly with California clients who are already drawn to depth, meaning, and non-dogmatic spirituality.
Why Work With Me Specifically?
California has a lot of therapists. What differentiates my work is the integration of clinical rigor with genuine depth and my personal experience. I’m not going to give you worksheets and send you home (I mean I’m the queen of workbooks but only if you like that kind of thing and it aligns with the deeper work!). I definitely do not offer you spiritual bypassing dressed up as therapy.
I’m LGBTQ-affirming, socially justice-oriented, and I work within a non-religious spiritual framework that respects the intelligence and autonomy of the women I work with. I’ve spent significant time in California and understand the cultural context my clients are living in.
In sessions, I’m direct, occasionally irreverent, and deeply committed to the idea that healing means becoming more fully yourself – not a calmer, more compliant version of yourself.
Virtual Therapy Across All of California
Whether you’re in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, the Central Valley, or a smaller community from Rancho Cucamonga to Eureka – virtual sessions make real, depth-focused therapy accessible wherever you are. No commute, no waiting room, full privacy.
All sessions are via secure, HIPAA-compliant telehealth. Sessions are 55 minutes, $180 self-pay. I do not accept insurance.
Ready to Find Out If This Is the Right Fit?
I offer a free consultations – no pressure, just a real conversation to see whether working together makes sense. Book a call and let’s talk.
Licensed in California | LMFT License #86791 | 30+ years of clinical experience
