WE ARE TRUE TO OUR NAME
REAL - We are respectfully direct and honest. We are being ourselves, while remaining professional. To be real is to be honest about who we are. When appropriate, we may share some of our own experiences.
CARING - We care about you unconditionally. While we cannot carry your burdens for you, we can help lift the load by being there with you. When you are in pain, we feel it too. Our compassion is genuine. We consider your innermost thoughts and feelings to be sacred. INTEGRATIVE - All things are connected in the web of life. Dis-ease and dis-order are a direct result of dis-integration. To integrate is to bring things together. Mind and body, traditional and non-traditional, person and environment. THERAPY - We value originality. Individuals, couples and families have their own unique ways of being. We work with all kinds of people and offer a variety of therapies so that we can customize the therapy experience. |
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oUR STORY
Shannon McQuade, LCSW, LMT
Hey there! I'm Shannon McQuade and I thought I'd share a little bit about how Real Caring came into being. In October 2010, I established Real Caring Inc for business purposes. I casually came up with the name based on feedback from my clients that described me as "real" and "caring". So I went with it! Gradually my practice grew and other therapists joined me in 2013 and we became Real Caring Integrative Therapy, a small group practice. Over the course of time, Real Caring began to take on a life of it's own. I was being contacted every day by people looking for compassionate and authentic therapists to work with. Now, in 2019, we are a network of Real Caring therapists! Referring to myself as the founder of Real Caring sounds so big. In actuality, I think Real Caring found me. A series of synchronous events occurred to create this place where we have all come together as a group of therapists who care deeply about the work that we do and the people that we support.
Real Caring therapists tend to be the "Idealist" personality type. We are sensitive and intuitive types who can reflect back the big picture that we see in people and their lives. We see that people are capable of so much more than they tend to believe that they are. And we truly believe that helping others heal can have a ripple effect in making the world a better place. Our passion at Real Caring comes from a place of empathy and inspiration. We have been humbled by our own painful experiences and have become stronger, wiser and eager to help others do the same.
I'm incredibly honored to have found myself in the position I'm in. I get to be a part of people's lives and learn from each client and each therapist who all have their own unique set of skills and abilities. And together we create something larger than us all. More about me.
Real Caring therapists tend to be the "Idealist" personality type. We are sensitive and intuitive types who can reflect back the big picture that we see in people and their lives. We see that people are capable of so much more than they tend to believe that they are. And we truly believe that helping others heal can have a ripple effect in making the world a better place. Our passion at Real Caring comes from a place of empathy and inspiration. We have been humbled by our own painful experiences and have become stronger, wiser and eager to help others do the same.
I'm incredibly honored to have found myself in the position I'm in. I get to be a part of people's lives and learn from each client and each therapist who all have their own unique set of skills and abilities. And together we create something larger than us all. More about me.
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