Sheri Thibeau, PhD
Sheri is a Registered Psychologist working in Red Deer and Canmore, Alberta.
Her work is dedicated to helping people navigate the difficulties of relationships and being human. Sheri works with adults of all ages, and has a special interest in working with couples. Sheri believes people have an innate drive to move towards better health and wellness. As an agent of change, she intentionally creates safe conditions for her clients to be seen, heard, and understood.
“Sustainable change takes practice. I work with the body as well as the mind, as both components are integral to mental health and wellbeing.”
Sheri’s Education and Training
Sheri has a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Alberta. She is registered with the College of Alberta Psychologists.
Core Advanced Training
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PACT aims to help couples notice their reactions as they occur, and learn how to better address one another’s needs.
PACT quickly gets to the heart of what is happening with conflict and tension in the relationship, helping each partner truly see the other person. The PACT model assumes that each couple has the capacity for safety, security, and long-term happiness.
Sheri is has taken the Level II training in PACT, and participates in monthly case consults with Stan Tatkin.
The developmental model of couples therapy was developed by Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson. It is based on three pillars: attachment theory, differentiation theory, and neuroscience (the impact of the brain/nervous system). This model explains normal and natural stages and struggles that growing couples encounter.
The developmental model provides a structure for couples therapy by identifying the developmental task, developmental stalemate, diagnosis and specific treatment interventions for each stage of development.
Sheri is currently training in Level One.
The EFT model uses attachment theory, and prioritizes emotion and emotional regulation as the key components of relational interaction.
EFT focuses on negative communication patterns, and takes direct steps to develop trust, create a more secure bond, and move the relationship in a positive direction.
Sheri has taken the EFT Externship.
The Somatic Experiencing® method is a body-oriented approach to the healing of trauma and other stress disorders.
Created by Dr. Peter A. Levine, the SE model is the result of multidisciplinary approaches, including stress physiology, psychology, ethology, biology, neuroscience, indigenous healing practices, and medical biophysics.
Sheri is currently trained at the Advanced Level of Somatic Experiencing.
Interpersonal neurobiology (or relational neuroscience) is an interdisciplinary approach that weaves research from a number of fields into a framework that examines the way the brain, the mind, and relationships interrelate.
Developed by Dan Siegel and Allan Schore, IPNB focuses on how the brain, mind are formed and how they function based on the interplay of relationship. Sheri is currently taking the Comprehensive Interpersonal Neurobiology Course.
The ACT model is based on mindfulness and values, with the aim of maximizing human potential to create a rich, meaningful life. ACT focuses on cultivating health and vitality through mindful values-based living while accepting that pain is a part of life.
Continuing Education
Sheri strongly believes in advancing her education and improving her practice as a therapist. She is actively engaged in the learning process, taking courses and continuing education to deepen her knowledge in areas related to her client’s needs.
Here is a list of the continuing education courses she has taken:
Foundations of Well-Being
Resilience Summit
Positive Neuroplasticity Training Program
Neurodharma
Loving, Knowing, and Growing (Tara Brach, Joseph Goldstein)
Feeling Seen, Heard, and Understood
Dealing with Conflict
Loving Out Loud
Making up After an Argument
Mindful Relationship Summit
Diane Poole Heller and Trauma Solutions:
Unraveling the Mystery of Memory in the Treatment of Trauma
Secure Attachment Parenting in the Digital Age
Attachment Summit: Working with Trauma, Attachment, and Resilience
The Couples Therapy Summit
Trauma and Attachment Summit
Institute for Relational Intimacy:
Consensual Non-Monogamy Level One: Clinical Skills and Interventions
What’s New in Genderland: Your Definitive Guide to New Standards of Care
Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors (Janina Fischer)
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine:
Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma
Advances in the Treatment of Trauma
How to Work with Trauma that is Trapped in the Body
How to Rewire the Traumatized Brain
Treating Trauma Master Series
How to Work with the Fear of Rejection
Working with the Pain of Abandonment
Expert Strategies for Working with Anxiety
How to Help Your Clients Get Better Sleep
Neurobiology of Trauma
Neurobiology of Attachment
Why the Vagal System Holds the Key to the Treatment of Trauma
Application of Compassion Master Series
Working with Core Beliefs of Never Good Enough
Next Level Practitioner
Mindfulness and Anxiety
Practical Skills for Working with an Angry Client
Other CE Courses:
The Clinician’s Suicide Prevention Summit: Treatment Strategies to Inspire Hope and Save Lives
Treating and Preventing Suicide: A Conversation with Experts
Re-thinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails and How We Can Do Better
Deb Dana’s Polyvagal Informed Therapy Master Class: Special Guest Stephen Porges
Healing Grief and Loss (David Kessler)
Reviving Desire in Low Sex/No Sex Couples (Tammy Nelson, PhD)
Narcissistic Abuse and Gaslighting Treatment Course: Helping Clients End Emotional Manipulation and Reclaim their Lives from Toxic Relationships
Brainspotting (David Grand, PhD)
The Self-Acceptance Summit
Choosing to Change (Kelly McGonigal, PhD)
Living from a Place of Surrender (Michael Singer, PhD)
Meditation and Psychotherapy (Tara Brach, PhD)
Neuroscience Training Summit (2017)
“Knowledge and ability are tools, not things to show off.”