Embodied Sexual Wellness and Psychotherapy

10/13/2026

Please welcome Shalyn to the Embodied S*xual Wellness and Psychotherapy team! ✨

Shalyn’s work is rooted in a commitment to supporting people in reconnecting with their s*xuality,
pleasure and bodies after trauma and painful relationship experiences. She believes our experiences of s*xuality and intimacy are deeply shaped by our unconscious beliefs, childhood, gender norms, power dynamics, relationship histories, traumas, cultural values, and the
messages we’ve received throughout our lives.

Shalyn specializes in trauma-informed s*x therapy with individuals and couples, drawing from a
psychodynamic approach. This means exploring how our early experiences, relationships, and
cultural beliefs shape the ways we experience pleasure, seek closeness, and navigate
vulnerability.

Rather than seeing s*xual difficulties as problems to be fixed, she’s interested in what our
experiences of desire and intimacy can tell us about ourselves, our emotions, and our relationships.

For those who have experienced trauma, this also means understanding how our bodies have learned to protect us, and creating space to explore new possibilities for safety, connection, and pleasure.

As a South Asian woman, Shalyn is deeply aware of how cultural expectations and shame can shape our relationships with s*xuality. Her own experiences have contributed to her passion for supporting racialized and LGBTQIA+ communities in exploring s*xuality beyond inherited expectations and discovering what s*xual agency and pleasure mean to them.

Above all, Shalyn values creating a therapeutic space where we can explore the most intimate and
vulnerable parts of ourselves with curiosity and compassion.

Shalyn is currently accepting clients for virtual support. She offers evening and weekend availability.

Interested in a free consultation with Shalyn? Send us an email or book directly online!

Email: info@embodieds*xualwellness.com
Book Online: https://embodieds*xualwellnessandpsychotherapy.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/10

09/29/2026

As a therapist, my role isn’t to tell you what to do. Ever.

My role is to help bring light to what you may be ignoring, provide other possible perspectives, or to sometimes give permission when permission is needed.

That being said, there are times that I absolutely wish I could allow some of my inside thoughts to be said out loud 😅.

09/24/2026

Re-introducing Amanda Weaver (she/her): Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Registered Clinical Counsellor.

Amanda specializes in integrative psychotherapy that bridges clinical rigour with spiritual and earth-based wisdom. Her practice weaves together somatic nervous system regulation, MBCT, Gestalt-informed tools, and nature-based ACT with transpersonal perspectives- including psychedelic integration, mystery school traditions, and ecopsychology.

Committed to deep clinical mastery, her ongoing training includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and an extensive 3-year focus in Logotherapy starting in 2027.

A true introvert who loves to learn new perspectives and theories, Amanda enjoys grounding herself through gardening, spending time in nature in any capacity, and living close to nature.

Amanda meets clients where they are, providing a space for clients to explore themselves fully through questions and inquiry into the unfolding of their consciousness. She deeply appreciates the potential of the human belief system and synchronicities that disrupt ego-driven narratives.

Presenting concerns:

🖤 Emotional wellbeing (anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, emotional regulation, self-criticism)

🖤 Trauma (childhood trauma, PTSD, attachment wounds, shame, nervous system dysregulation)

🖤 Identity and Life Transitions (life transitions, career change, identity exploration, existential concerns)

🖤 Relationships ( relationship difficulties, boundaries, family conflict, communication, attachment patterns)

🖤 Spiritual and Transpersonal (spiritual emergence, mystical experiences, exceptional experiences - out of body experiences, near death experiences, psychedelic integration, consciousness exploration)

Amanda is accepting new clients for in-person support, as well as virtually across Ontario and BC.

Schedule a free consultation with Amanda and get started today!

https://embodieds*xualwellnessandpsychotherapy.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/3

Email: info@embodieds*xualwellness.com

09/22/2026

Today is the first day of Fall and I can’t help but notice the similarities between welcoming the season of Fall and welcoming touch.

Over the last two weeks, I asked many of my clients how they felt about Fall being here. So many of them had the same response:

“I love Fall. It’s my favourite season. But the moment Fall is here I start thinking about how Winter comes next, and it makes it hard to enjoy the season”.

As a Certified S*x Therapist, I hear something almost identical when I’m working with women struggling with s*x, physical intimacy and desire.

“I used to love being touched, making out or cuddling… but now every time my partner asks to cuddle… I feel like there is an expectation of s*x. So touch is something I don’t enjoy like I did previously”.

…. Like, can we just sit with that for a second? Does this sound familiar?

This is rarely about the actual touch. Just like it’s not about Fall. It’s about how anticipation, expectations and pressure of “what comes next” will absolutely take us away from what is happening now in the moment.

Healthy intimacy involves being able to experience touch without it leading anywhere. This is how we build presence and mindfulness to touch. How we notice the kind of touch we actually enjoy and respond to it this way, instead of touch simply being a “step” on the staircase that leads to s*x.

If this feels relatable and you would like support exploring this with a s*x therapist, reach out to us! 🍂

https://www.embodieds*xualwellness.com/

09/13/2026

A few reminders for your Sunday coffee break today.

Take what you need.

💕☕️

09/11/2026

Here’s a hot take from a Certified S*x Therapist: you likely don’t need another self-help book on s*x. You might actually need to read some s**t.

So often l hear women trying to “work on” their s*xual desire by reading about attachment, arousal, pelvic floors, and the 27 things you’re apparently supposed to do to have a better s*x life…

And I get it. I won’t deny that some of these things can absolutely be important to explore. That being said, desire doesn’t always respond best to “more information”.

Sometimes, it responds best to fantasy. And I’ll be honest, most of us aren’t spending near enough time engaging with fantasy.

A “spicy” novel can let you explore desire without having to do something, without having to add another role to the plate, or show up a certain way for someone else.

Erotic or fantasy books invite us to simply feel, to anticipate, to be curious and to use our imagination.

Most fantasy books that are labelled as “s**t” are often much more than that. They encourage autonomy, empowerment, and often centre women’s pleasure.

You don’t need to psychoanalyze why you may enjoy something you’re reading. Your erotic brain is simply allowed to play without question or judgement.

So sure, read the book about improving your relationship if you want to! But if you really want to get out of your head and back into connecting with your erotic imagination..

Baby, pick up the “s**t” 🔥.

Interested in learning more about the connection between fantasy/erotica and our relationship to s*xual desire?! Stay tuned for a workshop I am planning for the late fall 😉.

09/10/2026

Check out our s*xual health awareness month conversation with Hustle & Heart 98.9 myFM!

Visit the Norfolk Today website to listen/ learn more!

09/10/2026

Check out our s*xual health awareness month conversation with 98.9 myFM !

Visit Norfolk Today to listen/ read more!

https://www.norfolktoday.ca/2026/09/10/s*xual-health-awareness-month-aims-to-replace-shame-with-conversation/

09/10/2026

Check out our s*xual health awareness conversation with 98.9 myFM !
Visit the Norfolk Today website to listen/read more!

https://www.norfolktoday.ca/2026/09/10/s*xual-health-awareness-month-aims-to-replace-shame-with-conversation/

09/10/2026

Check out our conversation about s*xual health awareness with Hustle & Heart 98.9 myFM!

S*xual health can bring back memories of awkward school lessons focused on pregnancy and s*xually transmitted ...