Shaylin Maddox, LMFT

Therapy is at its essence about relationships. It is about the relationship we forge together in the room, as therapist and client, but it is also about gaining more clarity and connection with your relationship to yourself, others and the world around you. First and foremost, I view my role as your therapist to help you connect to, trust and manifest your own inner truth and wisdom. It takes remarkable courage to do this work, and as a therapist, I am deeply honored to share in the journey with my patients.

I offer an integrative, compassionate approach designed to help you expand your awareness. With awareness comes the power to transform. Together, we will explore the thoughts, feelings, sensations, and conditioning that shape your reality and work to uncover new possibilities for navigating life’s challenges.

Many of our collective struggles are symptoms of living in a stressful, fast-paced world. We are also impacted by generations of cultural and familial conditioning. Therapy is an opportunity to slow down and tune in. My intention is to offer a kind presence and a soft place to land in an
often chaotic world.

My clinical style, while grounded in both humanistic and existential theory, also draws strongly from a contemplative, mindfulness approach. I believe mindfulness provides us with a doorway to genuine healing and change.

Recently, I have become passionate about integrating Canine-Assisted Therapy into my work, starting with Wellspring’s first Therapy Dog, Sweet Lyla, and now with Leon Russell, the newest member of our pack. This journey has led me into the world of Psychology-Based Dog training as Leon Russell and I pursue Therapy Dog Certification under the guidance of our talented trainer, Raschel Hutton of Little Wolf Pet Care. I am also nurturing a growing interest in the Death Doula work of Alua Arthur and exploring how to integrate the wisdom of her work with patients.

Those who work with me often describe me as a good listener, engaging, patient, funny, and authentic. I value being genuine, non judgmental, and curious, and I invite my clients to bring these qualities into our work together. I believe life is shaped by the choices we make and the meaning we find in our experiences, both of which are ours to define.

Therapy, in my view, is not only about addressing difficulties but also about living more consciously, finding wellness, and cultivating joy. I enjoy supporting patients who are seeking to bring greater levels of fulfillment and meaning into their lives.

Prior to working in private practice, I counseled people with chronic pain and addiction. Deeply moved both personally and professionally by mind-body practices and their potential to spur profound healing, I make it a point to integrate these practices into all that I do.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I hold a Masters in Counseling Psychology degree from Santa Clara University, graduating in 2008 with an emphasis in Health Psychology.

When I am not practicing therapy, you can find me working at the heart expanding adventure of being a human, a daughter, a wife, a friend and mama to two little kids, two giant dogs and two adorable kittens. I adore yoga, hiking, meditation, cooking, baking, and losing myself in a really good book.