About Erin
Erin Shaheen (she/her) M.Ed, RSSW
Registed Social Service Worker and Psychotherapist
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 case management and as a Disabilities Counsellor / Learning Strategist at a post-secondary institution. Education has been my passion. I have had the honour of presenting at the High Incidence Disabilities Conference in 2024, and the Gold Symposium in 2020 on maternal health and the impact of community supports. I am very familiar with student services in post-secondary and maternal health.
Life is full of launching moments; launching into pregnancy, parenting, post-secondary, or empty nesting. 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 Workers
- Bebo-Mia Infant Sleep Educator Training
- The MEHRIT Centre level 2
- DONA Postpartum Doula training CAPPA breastfeeding
- Creative Solutions for school refusal (Sick Kids)
- Circle of Security
- Planned Parenthood Sexual and Reproductive Health Training Level 2