Shari Geller, PhD, C.Psych., is an author, clinical psychologist, certified teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), and a leader in the field of therapeutic presence. With over thirty years of experience integrating psychology and mindfulness, Shari offers international training in therapeutic presence as part of a long-term vision of establishing presence as foundational across psychotherapy approaches. She is the co-editor and co-author of Grounding Psychotherapy in Compassion, with Galia Tyano Ronen, and created the Therapeutic Rhythm and Mindfulness Program. Shari serves on the teaching faculty in Health Psychology at York University and is Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto. She is a co-developer and core faculty member of the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) certificate program and chairs the Membership and Networking Committee for the International Society for Emotion Focused Therapy. She is also co-director of the Centre for MindBody Health in Toronto. Shari’s thirty-five-year meditation practice—and her love of nature and her dogs—helps her stay grounded in the present moment.
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