Hello • Bonjour • Boozhoo
I’m Shelley Heavens, Registered Social Worker, Integrative Psychotherapist, and founder of Heavens Counselling & Wellness.
I believe healing happens when we feel safe enough to be seen, heard, and understood. My approach is trauma-informed and compassionate, respecting each person’s cultural identity, values, and lived experience, while honouring the connection between mind, body, spirit, and nervous system.
With over 30 years of experience in community-based helping roles, I support adults and youth (17+) navigating trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, chronic stress, life transitions, chronic pain, and relationship challenges. I bring professional knowledge and lived experience to my work, shaped by lifelong learning and the relationships that have taught me the importance of connection, compassion, and belonging.
As a Certified Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Practitioner, I support people in working towards their own recovery goals, building on their strengths and what matters most to them.
I tailor therapy to each client, drawing from EMDR, clinical hypnotherapy, CBT, parts work, mindfulness, somatic approaches, nervous system regulation, and solution-focused therapy. Where appropriate and welcomed, I also incorporate breathwork, sound, and nature-based practices.
My goal is to create a warm, welcoming space where you feel supported and accepted exactly as you are, with room to move at your own pace.
Together, we can:
- Root in safety, self-awareness, and connection
- Rise through healing, growth, and meaningful change
- Thrive by building resilience and creating a life that feels more aligned and fulfilling
Healing is not about fixing what is broken. It can be a process of reconnecting with yourself beneath the pain, stress, and patterns that have helped you survive—and discovering what you need to move forward.
With unconditional positive regard,
Shelley
