Shawna is not currently accepting new clients.
Shawna believes that therapy should feel human, like a conversation that invites curiosity, laughter, insight, and, at times, even surprise. She sees therapy as a space for learning about one’s inner world, experimenting with new strategies, and just as often, unlearning and rewriting long-held narratives. Many of the people Shawna works with come in feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or as though they’re not doing enough for themselves or others. Her role is to offer a soft landing, a place to both rest and rise, to be present with clients as they remember and return to themselves.
Shawna’s approach is gentle and non-directive, grounded in the belief that each person is the expert in their own life. She works from a humanistic, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive lens. This means exploring not only what’s hard, but also recognizing the systems surrounding each person, the resilience already alive within them, and the parts of them that have been doing the best they can. As she often says: she can offer some colours, but only the client knows how to paint the picture of their life.
Whether she’s supporting someone through anxiety, grief, anger, or uncertainty, Shawna’s focus remains on presence—on reconnecting with what feels true in the here and now. She works with individuals navigating life transitions, women experiencing identity shifts, people living with physical health challenges, and youth rewriting their stories around substance use. She also supports couples in reshaping their connection and reimagining how they communicate and relate.
Shawna’s therapeutic work often includes narrative exploration, body-based awareness, and a commitment to examining not only what is happening but also the broader context in which it exists. Influenced by social justice-oriented thinkers, she holds the belief that healing happens in connection—with each other and with ourselves.
Clients often leave sessions feeling lighter, more grounded, or simply more like themselves. While the work can be serious, Shawna brings a sense of playfulness and aliveness to the process—sometimes, even a bit of fun.
She welcomes curiosity and would love the opportunity to connect.
Areas of Practice: life transitions, anxiety & stress management, professional/career issues, shame & guilt, grief & loss, difficulties with self-esteem, self-exploration & spirituality, trauma & abuse, identity & relationship challenges
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