Shalene Takara, RCC
À propos de Shalene
Dans ses motsSenior Counsellor
Shalene Takara is a seasoned counsellor with over 10 years of experience supporting couples and families. She specializes in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) and works with parent couples addressing challenges such as communication, conflict, anger, mental health issues (including depression, anxiety, and trauma), parenting concerns, addiction, separation/divorce, co-parenting, and significant life transitions. Shalene has additional specialized training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma, Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), and attachment-based parenting.
With a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, Shalene has worked with a diverse range of populations, including immigrant and refugee families, same-sex parent couples, and families from Indigenous communities.
SHALENE SPECIALIZES IN: Trauma, particularly related to abuse, difficult childhood experiences, and relationship or family conflict. She supports individuals, couples, and families from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including those impacted by intergenerational trauma and migratory experiences. Shalene is also equipped to support clients seeking a therapist with an understanding of the Islamic worldview, drawing from her 10+ years living in Islamic communities in North Africa, Europe, and Canada, where she primarily spoke French. Additionally, she is well-suited to work with East Asian clients, those with diverse or mixed cultural identities, and first- or second-generation individuals.
Ages Served: Ages 19 +
Languages Offered:
- English
- French
Support Topics
Abuse (childhood abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse)
Adapting to lifestyle changes and aging
Addressing loneliness and isolation
Anger management
Anxiety
Building resilience in later life
Climate anxiety
Colonization
Coping with health changes
De-colonizing life and practice
Depression
Dissociative disorders
Divorce and separation
Emotional disturbances
Emotional turmoil
Family conflict
Family of origin issues
Intergenerational Trauma
Life transitions
Marital discord
Mood disorders
Navigating family and caregiver relationships
Non-ordinary experience integration (e.g., spiritual, extraordinary experiences)
Overcoming phobias, such as fear of death
Parenting issues (including child-rearing and education)
Peer relationships
Personality disorders (narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder)
Relationship and marriage conflict
Self-esteem issues
Sexual abuse
Sexuality (2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive)
Spirituality (non-emergency spiritual issues)
Trauma and PTSD
Transitioning into retirement
Therapeutic Approaches
Complex Trauma Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Intersectional Feminist Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Sensorimotor Therapy
Somatic Therapy
Services & prices
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