About Erin

Erin Shaheen (she/her) M.Ed, RSSW

Registed Social Service Worker and Psychotherapist Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I have been providing education and support to families for over twenty-five years. After receiving my Social Service Worker Diploma in 1993, I worked in the area of mental health and homelessness for 7 years before joining the birth community with the Ottawa Childbirth Education Association. Following a passion for lifelong learning, I returned to school to complete a Master’s in Education for Healthcare Professionals in 2018. 

Over the last 30 years, I have worked in a variety of front-line organizations supporting mental health, housing and as a Disabilities Counsellor / Learning Strategist at a post-secondary institution. Education has been my passion. 

Life is full of launching moments: launching into pregnancy, parenting, post-secondary, or menopause, empty nesting or compassion fatigue. My passion is supporting parents and individuals in solution-focused counselling to feel supported while you move closer to launching into a new direction in life. 

Professional Memberships and Training

  • College of Social Workers and Social Service Worker
  • Always Online: Therapeutic Approaches in the Age of Chronic Screen Use
  • Bebo-Mia Infant Sleep Educator Training
  • The MEHRIT Centre level 2
  •  Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist (ACDCS)
  • DONA Postpartum Doula training 
  • BRIA Menopause training
  • Sir Wilfred Laurier CBT 
  • Creative Solutions for school refusal (Sick Kids)
  • Circle of Security
  • Planned Parenthood Sexual and Reproductive Health Training Level 2
  • Trans Health in the Champlain & Intro to Gender Affirming Care
  • ECHO-ENMH Ontario Mental Health at CAMH & The University of Toronto
  • Making Sense of Anxiety (Dr. Neufeld)
  • Sir Wilfred Laurier Mental Health Counselling (in progress)

The real-life details: I am a lover of coffee, dependent on colourful sticky notes and all things wool and quilting. I have more work-in-progress craft projects than I will readily admit to. I am a proud parent to four amazing humans, including twins. Intimately familiar with lived experiences as a parent of neurodivergent children and late-identified ADHD myself.  Each time a child moves out, I adopt a new furbaby (unapologetic owner to 2 cats and 2 dogs). I hope to weave my colourful work & life experiences, and community work into offering practical solutions to support you in your self-exploration.

I offer virtual support to those living in the province of Ontario and Walk and Talk therapy to those in Ottawa, Ontario.

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