Nadine Shelly

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.