Finding a therapist that you connect with is so important.

My life’s purpose is to help people help themselves & provide them with tools to build a balanced life. I am passionate about guiding people to work through difficult life experiences and to uncover the many layers that contribute to how they are feeling in the present.

Specialities & Qualifications

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #107869

  • Trauma-Informed Therapist

  • Certified EMDR Therapist (EMDR International Association)

  • Certified Brainspotting Therapist

  • Suicide Attention Training with Compassionate Inquiry (Dr. Gabor Maté’s trauma-informed professional training)

  • Polyvagal-Informed Training with Polyvagal Institute

  • Somatic EMDR Practitioner

  • Somatic Experiencing Beginning I Trained

I conceptualize issues from an attachment-based perspective to process and help gain insight and awareness of unhealthy patterns that connect to early disrupted attachment experiences. I also believe in a holistic and integrative approach of brain-body connection to address the mental, emotional, and physical states of being to create growth and connection.

As a trauma-informed therapist, I love learning about different techniques to help ground our nervous system and to develop somatic awareness. In addition to the primary approach to therapy, I guide clients in somatic methods such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) aka Tapping, exercises to stimulate the vagus nerve (Polyvagal Theory) to regulate the nervous system, breathwork, guided meditations, and mindfulness.

Chiang Mai, Thailand - Elephant Nature Park

Hi, I’m Shayda Ewalt

I am a trauma-informed therapist, certified in EMDR and Brainspotting therapy. I offer a mind-body holistic approach and work collaboratively with my clients to customize their individual needs and treatment goals.

My priority is to create a genuine connection where clients can feel open and safe to be themselves to work through the discomfort and achieve lasting relief.

It is also important for me to help others to reconnect to their most authentic selves. I am here to support you through this amazing transformation.

I love helping others make peace with the past and live joyfully in the present moment, where they can find safety and embody wholeness.

A little more about me:

  • I’ve worked with different populations and settings such as: Outpatient Clinics, Addiction Treatment Centers(Detox, RTC,IOP), Schools K-8th grade, Teens, Military, and Young Adults/Adults struggling with depression, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, PTSD, and trauma.

  • I’ve always been curious about how our mind and body works and it’s been a passion of mine to learn and find new ways to treat trauma.

  • Fun facts: I love being around nature, love animals especially dogs and elephants, I’m half Persian and have visited Iran since I was 4 yrs old , I value connecting with people and learning about different cultures, & I definitely have the travel bug!

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