About Bryony Shaw
Work with what is shaping your relationship and your inner world.
The work begins when we name what is unseen.
I help you work with what has taken hold of your relationship or your sense of self.
I am Bryony, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology. I work with couples at turning points, people caught in compulsive or substance-driven cycles, and those facing spiritual or psychological destabilisation. My background includes crisis response and negotiation, so I am trained to stay steady when things feel overwhelming. The work is to slow things down, notice what has been operating out of sight and understand the forces shaping your decisions. Insight is not the end point. It is the start of choosing what needs to happen next.
Who I work with...
I work with people who can feel that something has taken hold of their relationship or their sense of self.
You might be living with a partner caught in mood, substances or compulsive habits, or you might be the one who no longer recognises yourself. This is space to look at what is happening beneath the surface, not crisis management or medical care.
Depth Over Quick Fixes
I stay with what sits underneath symptoms, so you are not just managing anxiety or conflict, you are also understanding what keeps the patterns running
Relationships Centre Stage
We pay close attention to how your history shows up in present relationships, so you can move from repeating old dynamics to relating with more choice and steadiness.
Dreams, Symbols, Meaning
Dreams, images and body states are welcomed into the work, giving language to parts of you that do not always speak in clear sentences but still shape how you live and love.
How I Work
My work is relational, grounded and imaginal. I pay close attention to how you relate, how you protect yourself, and how your dreams and inner images reveal what is really driving the crisis. This is therapy that meets you where things are actually breaking down, not where you wish they were.
In practice, that looks like:
• direct, useful feedback instead of soft reassurance
• using dreams and images when they help you see what you have been avoiding
• simple tools and experiments so whatever happens in the room shows up in your life.
If you are unsure whether your situation fits the work I do, reach out. We will figure it out together.
