Shelby Murtagh Therapy

Trauma therapist providing services to clients in Maryland and Illinois.

Healing starts here

My name is Shelby, and I’m a licensed therapist who specializes in working with clients experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, and grief. I am trained to use EMDR with children, adolescents, and adults. I am located in Maryland, but also see Illinois clients virtually.

Services Offered

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Trauma

EMDR

Child Therapy

Grief, Loss, and Parental Illness

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Anxiety

Depression

I offer EMDR services for children, teens, and adults

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How I Can Help

    • Depression

    • Anxiety

    • PTSD

    • Stress

    • Adjustment to new changes

    • Traumatic events (i.e. sexual assault, birth trauma, medical trauma, childhood trauma, etc.)

    • Grief and loss

    • Helping your child navigate a caretaker's or family member's cancer or terminal illness diagnosis

    • Clients in Maryland or Illinois

    • Children, adolescents, and/or adults looking for EMDR therapy

    • Adults over 18 struggling with depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD

    • New mothers or mothers with traumatic birth experiences

    • Sexual assault survivors

    • People who are struggling with feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed

    • People who may have had traumatic or tumultuous childhoods

    • Students and young adults experiencing stress/burnout

    • Children, teens, or adults navigating grief and loss

    • Children and teens navigating a parent or family member's cancer diagnosis or terminal illness diagnosis

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Eye-movement Desensitization Therapy (EMDR)

    • Experiential Therapy

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    • Attachment Focused Therapy

    • Emotion Focused Therapy

    • Grief therapy

    • Play therapy

"To dispense with all pretense and bare one's heart to another is a frightening thing indeed. But we cannot move forward ere we take that bold first step."

— Urianger Augurelt

Ready to take that first bold step?