About Shane
Shane Bulkley is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of professional practice in California. He focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. Shane centers the person in the room and treats clients as the expert on their own life.
Shane helps people name what feels overwhelming and choose manageable next steps. He pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and communication patterns affect day-to-day life.
How Shane works
He also supports people facing guilt, shame, impulsivity, and isolation by breaking problems into concrete pieces to work on together. He offers care for practical challenges, including caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, money and financial worries, and the strain of divorce or separation. He works with body image concerns and men's issues in straightforward, respectful ways.
Sessions aim to boost clarity, build skills, and reduce the day-to-day burden of symptoms. Shane emphasizes collaboration and strengths. He helps people notice existing resources and new options.
The focus is on finding realistic changes that fit each person's life and goals. For someone taking the first step toward therapy, Shane aims to make the process understandable and steady. He listens closely, asks clear questions, and helps create a plan that feels doable.
What Shane works with
The areas below are the ones Shane selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Shane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people build skills and make steady changes. One common approach focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep stress and anxiety active, then practicing alternatives that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Another approach examines attachment and relationship patterns to improve communication and manage recurring conflicts, helping people feel more connected and less stuck.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shane will work with each person to match techniques to their specific needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy with Shane is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving practical options for different schedules and situations. Video calls support more in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These formats increase flexibility and make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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