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“Stacey’s warm and calm energy was a balm to the anxiety and stresses I was experiencing in my life. I always left her office feeling more enlightened and empowered than when I arrived.”
“Stacey is a very skillful guide into the depths of soulfulness and its embodiment. It has been such a stabilizing force in my life having our sessions together as a container for my creative life, dreams and vocational work. I would absolutely recommend Stacey’s work for people who are drawn to going deep and engaging with soul in a meaningful way.”
“Over the past two years I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Stacey Shelby. We have worked in person, on video and phone, and for couples’ therapy.”
“Stacey brings a quality of ease to be around her, and an unwavering care and acceptance to our sessions that makes me feel seen and safe. She has helped me to see the end goals that I set out for myself. I am more than confident in recommending working with Stacey as a therapist because she is professional and working with her can be a transformational gift to anyone’s life.”
“I have worked with Stacey in person for a couple of years. She has helped me through a large transition and transformation in my life and I have developed more clarity and confidence as a result of working with her. She brings a quality of care and acceptance to our sessions where I feel seen and safe. Stacey has helped me navigate challenging relationships and personal battles in my life. I am confident in recommending working with Stacey as a therapist.”
“Dr. Shelby is a warm, compassionate, and highly intuitive therapist. My work with her has been nothing short of life-changing—in the deepest, most profound, and healing ways. I give her my highest recommendations.”
“I met Stacey just short of 4 years ago. One on one. She supported me through a difficult process. She continues to. I’ve continued to meet with Stacey – via live conference call – mostly every week. The greatest gifts that Stacey has given to me are her support, insight, knowledge, spirituality, and friendship.”
“Therapy with Stacey helps me see the zoomed out perspective. Getting the assistance to see from this place, makes it easier to see what’s happening at the level of soul (an interesting paradox!), and thus make decisions about how to be with the challenges and intensities from a more empowered and authentic place.”
“Stacey Shelby is one of those inspiring, insightful, women full of purpose. Looking to connect with amazing minds and powerful hearts? Checkout Stacey’s work and her passions. I attended one of her dream workshops and it changed my life for the better. Through her workshop and with her suport I healed wounds from a childhood nightmare in that space. Thanks Stacey.” Chetana Karla Shakti
Meet Stacey Shelby, Ph.D.
Stacey Shelby, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, educator, and depth psychotherapist. She is a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) in Canada, a certified clinical dream tender, and she has studied in Indigenous medicines and yoga traditions. She is adjunct faculty teaching the psychology of romantic love at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. She holds a masters and Ph.D. in Depth Psychology with a specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies
Dr. Shelby has a thriving clinical practice in Squamish, British Columbia, where she works with adults in various stages of personal transformation in person and via internet offering sessions virtually and through email. She is gifted at working with the symbolic language of the soul and she is dedicated to honoring the soul as it presents in the lived experience of daily life.
stacey@drstaceyshelby.com
Depth Psychology
Depth Psychology as a therapeutic practice recognizes the psyche is at the heart of our human suffering and growth.
The word psychology is derived of two root words: psyche and logos. Psyche is Greek for “soul,” and in Latin is, “animating spirit.” Logos is a rational and organizing principle connected with “word” and “knowledge.” Therapy is derived from therapia, which is Latin for “taking care of,” while in Greek it means, “to cure.”
Depth psychology is, at its essence, caring for (therapia) and engaging in discourse to develop knowledge (logos) of the mysterious animating spirit, the deep soul (psyche). In short, it is caring for the soul.
Origins
Moving into relationship with the soul is a path to individuation as Carl Jung described. Individuation is a process whereby we each move toward wholeness and living a full and meaningful life that is unique for each person. It recognizes that there are archetypal and mythic underpinnings in every person’s life.
As we become aware of these patterns we can find our authentic way of being in the world and live a life inspired from our individual, in-divisible deep source. Often emotional suffering—particularly due to relationship and vocation—as well as illness, depression, and addictions are symptoms of the soul.
My approach is to move into relationship to the archetype at the core of the complex or wounding and find meaningfulness in it. As a depth therapist I provide a supportive relationship that helps the individual live an authentic, unique, and creative life that is meaningful and purposeful.