Shivani Wells-Shaw, MA

Preferred Name: Shivani

EMDR Certified Therapist

EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training™

Online Therapy

About Me

As the founder and Clinical Director of a private practice in downtown Vancouver, Shivani is honoured to work with clients, to support a team of skilled therapists, and to supervise graduate students during their clinical practicums. Shivani is a Certified EMDR Therapist, meaning she is recognized as an experienced EMDR clinician with advanced training, she has obtained over 20 hours of supervision from approved consultants, and her professional practice comes highly recommended by her peers and colleagues. Shivani's work with clients focuses on treating symptoms related to trauma, attachment wounds, and dissociation. She has a passion for helping her clients understand the root causes of their current struggles, foster a sense of internal harmony, put the past in the past, and move forward with greater resilience and empowerment. Shivani's approach combines EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and inner child/parts work informed by Dolores Mosquera's Progressive Approach, Janina Fischer's work, the Theory of Structural Dissociation, Ego-State Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. She has advanced training in EMDR to support clients with dissociative disorders, complex trauma, depression, and chronic pain. Shivani is a new mother and has a growing interest in supporting other women who have crossed the threshold into parenthood and postpartum.

Education & Experience

Shivani has a Masters in Counselling Psychology. She has basic and advanced training in EMDR therapy and is at the intermediate level (second year) of the Somatic Experiencing training. She has taken numerous continuing education workshops and trainings on such topics as EMDR for dissociative disorders and complex trauma, the polyvagal theory, racial justice, suicide intervention, and more.

Specialty Area

  • Anxiety/Panic Attacks
  • Birth Trauma/Pregnancy Loss
  • Chronic Pain
  • Depression
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Grief/Loss/Mourning
  • Mood Disorders
  • Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Somatic Issues
  • Stress Management

Population Served

  • Adults

Language

  • English

Insurance


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