Nadine Shelly
About
On Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Nadine Shelly works as a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, helping people prepare for and integrate psychedelic experiences, as she has for close to a decade. She sees individuals, couples and small groups online and in person, and hosts residential retreats at her off-grid yurt in the forest.
Approach
Her specialisation is expressive arts therapy, alongside a BA in creative writing, and she has also trained in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, Hakomi and Somatic Experiencing, at intermediate level. She calls her approach trauma-informed and resource-oriented, grounded in somatic awareness, engaged mindfulness and authentic expression. She has supported clients working with ketamine, MDMA, psilocybin, ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT from the toad, among other medicines, in therapeutic settings as well as ritual and ceremonial ones.
Who it is for
She works with people getting ready for a retreat or a psychedelic session and with those integrating one, through difficult periods as well as expansive ones. Her listed specialties are trauma, creative expression, nature-based therapies and Somatic Experiencing.
Practical details
Sessions cost $110 to $150 an hour. A free video call of about 30 minutes, usually on Zoom, comes first, and together they then decide whether to meet online or in person, how often, and around which dates.
Practices
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