Shatara Sheppard (she / her)

Is your life beginning feel different? Are you no longer thinking , behaving and /or believing the way you may have always ? Are there things, people or places, that were once apart of your life that you no longer in alignment with ? Have you been trying new things and have a desire to differently? If you answered yes to any of these , then I understand how this can be both a beautiful and overwhelming process to adjust to. I will teach you coping and ways of honoring the process of growth.

Experience working with victims/survivors of domestic violence. Using the empowerment model and providing psycho-education on how domestic violence impacts the brain, the body and ways it continues to be impactful even after the abuse has ended. We will explore safety planning. Understand healthy versus unhealthy relationships and ways to identify red flags.

Your will learn effective coping skills and identify what your body is relaying to you in the form of anxiousness. We will use forms of somatic experiencing and cognitive reprocessing to reframe the memory that is attached for optimal release.

There are many aspects of trauma. Trauma is when something occurs that you felt disempowered and hopeless while it was occurring. When this happens our body, brain , mind and emotions experiences the residual affects of this . Depending on what occurred and how it was perceived determines the impact it leaves on your life. Trauma causes the brain to rewire to scan for threats and protection. This is not for our benefit when we are actually safe. Learning coping skills to create safety .

Integrative approach to therapy is essential in working with clients. The unique lives that we live means that we must apply various therapeutic modalities to different topics in therapy. An integrative approach is cohesive and considers the parts of one's life that make up the whole person.

Hypnotherapy is a natural, safe and effective way to create desired change. You are in control and in a heightened state of awareness - the subconscious. The subconscious is where our core beliefs are formed- how you perceive yourself, the world, automatic thinking, behaving and believing lies within the subconscious. So, when there is a patterned way of operating that you would like to change hypnotherapy is effective in creating the change and your belief that the change will happen.