About Shalene
Senior 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 TherapyEn savoir plus sur ShaleneAfficher moins
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