{"id":2006,"date":"2022-05-03T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T20:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=2006"},"modified":"2022-06-13T11:29:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:29:19","slug":"authenticity-is-your-birthright","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authenticity is your birthright<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>You feel stuck in survival mode. It\u2019s so hard to embrace authenticity when life\u2019s challenges have you backed into a corner. Sometimes you think your problems aren\u2019t bad enough to warrant help, other times you worry they\u2019re too big to be helped at all. But part of you keeps asking, \u201cWhat if I could feel better?\u201d You have an inkling that feeling better might involve being more yourself\u2014living with more integrity, self-acceptance, and honesty about who you are\u2014than your current survival strategies allow.    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Shapiro looking at the camera with a slight smile, holding a ceramic mug.\" class=\"wp-image-2233\" width=\"582\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sarah-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Photo by Native Light Photography<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>You don\u2019t have to figure this out by yourself. I work from the assumption that authenticity is your birthright, and I want to help you overcome the challenges that impede your authenticity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=1990\">Contact Me<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I help teens and adults with issues relating to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trauma and PTSD<\/li><li>Anxiety<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>LGBTQ+ identities<\/li><li>Chronic pain and chronic illness<\/li><li>Neurodivergence<\/li><li>Religious trauma and spirituality<\/li><li>Self-esteem and body image<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo collage showing diverse individuals representing potential clients. \" class=\"wp-image-2107\" width=\"1039\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Representative-clients-collage.001-1-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1039px) 100vw, 1039px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=1990\">Schedule a free consultation<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Header Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@reneporter?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Ren\u00e9 Porter<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/collections\/xUPvhNWFPcQ\/coffee%2Ftea-cozy-images?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/?page_id=2120\">Collage photo credits<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authenticity is your birthright You feel stuck in survival mode.<a href=\"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-long-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2075,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2006","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2006"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2285,"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006\/revisions\/2285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shapirocounseling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}